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Q: Pregnancy termination: limit to # of abortions?

asked by: DoctorQuestion on December 6th, 2006

i have been with my boyfriend for nearly 4 years, i have recently found out that i am pregnant and don not wish to keep it as i dont feel emotionally or financially ready, i would like to terminate the pregnancy however i have had 2 abortions before when i was very young. i am worried that i will not be able to have anabortion because of my past, is there a limit to the amount of terminations 1 person can have?

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on December 11th, 2006

Pregnancy Answer A1903

There are no limits to the number of abortions that a woman can have. Nevertheless, one abortion can cause serious life-long issues like sterility. Nobody can guarantee you that you won’t develop complications and/or adverse physical consequences from an abortion. There will always be a risk involved, both physically and emotionally.

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