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D A Subrizi

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PubMed1996

Nausea, vomiting and thyroid function before and after induced abortion in normal pregnancy.

Thyroid function in early pregnancy has been reported to be slightly different from that in second or third trimester. We assessed thyroid function before and after induced abortion in normal pregnant women. A significant increase in serum Free T4 and a decrease in serum TSH were observed before abortion and these changes, apart from the contemporary significance of serum hCG-beta, were especially marked in pregnant women with nausea and vomiting. On the other hand, an increased level of Free T4 and a reduced level of TSH returned to the normal ranges 7-10 days after induced abortion. Furthermore, serum hCG-beta was significantly reduced. These results suggest that, in normal early pregnancy, thyroid function may be related to serum hCG-beta concentration and its increased level, which induces gestational emesis.

Abortion, Induced↗
PubMed1996

[Contraception and voluntary termination of pregnancy. Survey of a sample of 500 women].

In order to better evaluate the link between contraceptive attitudes and induced abortion, 500 women who underwent voluntary termination of pregnancy (VTP) at the First Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the University of Rome "La Sapienza" were interviewed. They were young (median age 28 years), medium to high educated (61%), non married (52.4%), nulliparous (59.2%) women. Forty-two percent of them had the first sexual intercourse before 18 years of age and 72.6% at least five years before. Ninety-five women (19%) admitted a previous voluntary termination of pregnancy. Withdrawal (305 women), oral contraceptives (246 women) and condom (223 women) were the most widely used methods of fertility regulation, but the pill had been taken only for short periods of time, never exceeding one year. Withdrawal resulted to be the most utilized method during the cycle in which conception occurred (49.4%); no method had been employed by 34.8% of the women. The diffusion of modern methods of fertility regulation greatly influences the number of induced abortions in Italy, as clearly indicated by the progressive reduction of VIP starting from 1982 paralleled by a constant increase in OCs diffusion. Our data, although limited in number, confirm that induced abortion is the consequence of an insufficient use of modern methods of fertility regulation.

Abortion, Induced↗