WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 1998: Re: Patients with previous elective abortion

Re: Patients with previous elective abortion

From: William D. McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 Oct 1998 20:26:44 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 28 Oct 1998, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Okay Dr. McIntosh -- I hear what you are saying about being truthful
>with my doctor.
>
>It is reassuring to me to hear that a previous abortion is not uncommon.
>I've always been a little afraid that I was some sort of freak as far as
>the doctors are concerned -- that they really didn't have many patients
>with that kind of past. This is a very private thing that no one ever
>talks about, so its easy to feel like you are the only person you know
>that has had this experience even though the statistics tell you that
>there are lots of other women out there.
>
>I am a little perplexed though why my obstetrical history has any
>significance for my son beyond the delivery room. Why would a
>pediatrician even be interested in previous pregnancies of the mother?
>
>When you see this in a new patient record, does it set off any alarms
>for you as far as possible problems/complications to watch for? Why is
>this particular piece of history potentially important? Can it actually
>affect things during labor and delivery?
>
>Thanks for all your help and information!
>

Your right, in this instance, it MIGHT NOT not make any difference. Still, and please see my previous posts on this topic, you never know what will be important to your physician. If you do not trust him/her with this kind of information, how can you trust him with your baby? Every patient in my practice is there to talk with me about sex in some form or another, either the consequences of sex or the problems having sex and so forth. If we shocked easily, we would be in the wrong business.

By the way, an abortion is one of the most common proceedures in the United States. Every, and I mean every physician that cares for women other than nuns, deals with women who have had an abortion every day. Believe me, we are used to it.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD Clarksville, TN

This is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to replace consultation and examination by your physician or other health care provider.

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