High risk of pain, grief, life-threatening injury
Acute pain
Teens report more severe pain during the abortion procedure vs. adult women. One study of pain during 1st trimester abortions found severe acute pain comparable to childbirth or cancer. Pain scores were significantly higher for teens.13
Lacerations up to twice as likely
Teens are up to twice as likely to experience dangerous cervical lacerations during abortion compared to older women, probably because they have smaller cervixes which are more difficult to dilate or grasp with instruments.14
Serious infection, infertility and other complications
Teens are at higher risk for post-abortion infections such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and endometritis because their bodies are more susceptible to infection and they are less likely than older women to follow instructions for medical care.15 These infections increase their risk of infertility, hysterectomy, ectopic pregnancy, and other serious complications.16
High risk of pain, grief, life-threatening injury
Acute pain
Teens report more severe pain during the abortion procedure vs. adult women. One study of pain during 1st trimester abortions found severe acute pain comparable to childbirth or cancer. Pain scores were significantly higher for teens.13
Lacerations up to twice as likely
Teens are up to twice as likely to experience dangerous cervical lacerations during abortion compared to older women, probably because they have smaller cervixes which are more difficult to dilate or grasp with instruments.14
Serious infection, infertility and other complications
Teens are at higher risk for post-abortion infections such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and endometritis because their bodies are more susceptible to infection and they are less likely than older women to follow instructions for medical care.15 These infections increase their risk of infertility, hysterectomy, ectopic pregnancy, and other serious complications.16
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