Subj : Re: Question for Doc Sharon (and any other doctors out there)
To   : alt.tv.er
From : Sharon Three
Date : Tue Sep 13 2005 09:19:16

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.er


"KL" <klbjornme@aohell.com> wrote in message 
news:1126227607_637@spool6-east.superfeed.net...
> on 9/8/2005 4:17 PM LadyOO7 said the following:
>> I've got a while to go before my OB/GYN rotation, but I've been curious
>> about something.
>>
>> What are the odds of an abortion/miscarriage/stillbirth leaving a woman
>> unable to bear children?
Whether it's that she can't carry a child to
>> term or can't even conceive one in the first place?
>>
>> I don't believe for a second that the "medicine" practiced on the soaps
>> in is any way accurate, but the above scenario has been presented so
>> many times, it's borders on irresponsible.
>
> There is no conclusive evidence on this that I have heard of....not that I 
> am a doctor who would have heard, but I know that some people think it is 
> psychological.  For example, many mothers who give their babies up for 
> adoption then will have a hard time conceiving again.  Is it because of 
> the pain of losing that child?

The rate of infertility in women who have given a child up for adoption is 
no different than for women who haven't.  Not sure who told you otherwise, 
but they were wrong.

Could that be why some women who
> miscarry have that problem?

Nope, I doubt it.  The rate of infertility in women who have had an 
uncomplicated miscarriage or abortion is the same as for women who haven't. 
Once again, your facts aren't facts.

Doc Sharon

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