학술논문
Increased reporting of menstrual symptoms among women who used induced abortion
Document Type
Article
Source
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology; February 1977, Vol. 127 Issue: 4 p356-362, 7p
Subject
Language
ISSN
00029378; 10976868
Abstract
A mail survey was conducted among 3,222 Japanese women 20 to 44 years of age to determine and compare the characteristics of menstruation among women with and without a history of induced abortion. Women with prior abortion consistently reported an excess of symptoms in all age groups. While it is not yet known whether induced abortion results in a physiologic change in the uterus, it is suggested that a psychic component may be present by which women with prior abortion percieve their menses differently than nonabortion respondents.