ABSTRACT
The incidence of postoperative infection after first trimester therapeutic abortion is low. But, increasing numbers of women are undergoing repeated pregnancy terminations, which increases their risk of cervical and/or uterine trauma and infection. The incidence of infertility, midtrimester abortion, or prematurity does not seem to be increased significantly after a first trimester pregnancy termination. However, the reported deleterious outcomes after multiple abortions are contradictory (21). Obviously, they pale in comparison to the serious complications and the deleterious outcomes on fertility and health associated with the so called “illegal abortions.”
