Increased reporting of menstrual symptoms among women who used induced abortion.
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 perceive their menses differently than nonabortion respondents.
D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008598:Menstruation; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires