If we want to have a precise definition of abortion, we must say that when the fetus disappears before the twentieth week of pregnancy, abortion is called a miscarriage. Dr. Azam Sadat Mahdavi, surgeon and gynecologist and infertility and Laparoscopy Fellowship, says that about 15% to 20% of pregnancies occur with gennin abortions, about 80% of which occur before the 12th week of pregnancy. The loss of the fetus after the 20th week of pregnancy is called stillbirth. Abortion is permitted in certain circumstances and with the consent of the parent. When the fetus does not have the proper physical condition and does not have a cure for the disease, the doctor prescribes abortion, which is not legally a problem. In some cases, no maternal and fetal illness is threatened, but the mother wants abortions for some reason like unwanted pregnancy. For this, methods are used including medication, curettage, surgery, or suction and intra-amniotic injection. The best time for abortion is the first trimester of pregnancy.
Cause of abortion in pregnancy
1. Abortion is probable in all pregnancies, but others are more susceptible to abortion. Dr. A’zam al-Sadat Mahdavi continues to mention the main factors of abortion:
Mother’s age: Age is one of the most important causes of abortion, because in older women, chromosomal abnormalities and abortions are more likely to occur in women 40 years of age than twice as likely as 20-year-old women to have abortions. has it.
2. Abortion history: The risk of abortion is higher in women who have 2 or more abortions.
3. Disorders or specific chronic illnesses: Diseases such as uncontrolled diabetes, inherited birth defects, certain autoimmune defects (such as antiphospholipid or lupus erythematosus) and specific hormonal disorders (such as polycystic ovarian syndrome) can endanger the abortion Increase.
4. Problems in the uterus or uterus: Having abnormalities in the uterus or cervix is weak or, unusually short, can be caused by abortion.
5. History of birth defects or genetic problems: Having a family history of a child with congenital defects, whether in the mother’s family or in the father’s family, can increase the risk of abortion.
6. Special infections: Infectious diseases such as listeria, mumps, rubella, measles, cytomegalovirus, parvovirus, gonorrhea, HIV, and other infections increase the risk of abortion.
7. Tobacco and alcohol consumption: The use of these substances increases the risk of abortion.
