bf3 Subj : Re: Question for Doc Sharon (and any other doctors out there) To : alt.tv.er From : DawnK Date : Sat Oct 01 2005 21:56:40 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.er "Sharon Three" wrote in message news:o_F%e.49706$8q.38636@lakeread01... > > "LadyOO7" wrote in message > news:1127763998.281344.56300@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... >> Oh, I don't buy into the religious fanaticism, though I've heard much >> of their vituperative spewing on the topic. I'm pro-choice, BTW. >> >> I never thought there was any validity to the scenario, just wanted >> some clarification. But hypothetically speaking, a botched/poorly >> performed abortion, or an incomplete/missed miscarriage *could* cause >> such problems, couldn't it?. >> >> I read a rather gruesome case (thanks to my Pathology professor), >> detailing a woman who had miscarried but retained the fetus is her >> womb. I don't recall whether she was in denial about having lost the >> baby or simply didn't realize it, but things deteriorated to the point >> where she developed sepsis and a hysterectomy was necessary. >> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "LadyOO7" > Newsgroups: alt.tv.er > Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 3:46 PM > Subject: Re: Question for Doc Sharon (and any other doctors out there) > > >> Oh, I don't buy into the religious fanaticism, though I've heard much >> of their vituperative spewing on the topic. I'm pro-choice, BTW. >> >> I never thought there was any validity to the scenario, just wanted >> some clarification. But hypothetically speaking, a botched/poorly >> performed abortion, or an incomplete/missed miscarriage *could* cause >> such problems, couldn't it?. >> >> I read a rather gruesome case (thanks to my Pathology professor), >> detailing a woman who had miscarried but retained the fetus is her >> womb. I don't recall whether she was in denial about having lost the >> baby or simply didn't realize it, but things deteriorated to the point >> where she developed sepsis and a hysterectomy was necessary. >> > Yes, there have been multiple cases where a fetus died in the womb and was > not expelled, leading to infertility. It can also lead to hemorrhage or > sepsis. In many of these cases, the woman didn't realize she was pregnant > or thought she had miscarried and didn't need further care. > > In the case of abortions performed without medical care, the risks are > much more serious including sepsis, massive hemorrhage, damage to the > reproductive organs, bowel and bladder, and even death. There are many > reported cases of these things occurring back in the day before abortion > became legal. Making abortion illegal won't make it disappear, it will > just make it unsafe. > > Doc Sharon > who just got back from vacation in Greece, hasn't seen the first two > eppies and doesn't know if I care enough to do so. > Wow, Greece? Lucky you. Hope you had a nice trip! Dawn . 0