Abortion itself can cause malignant disease in the mother

Every year, the number of abortions in Indonesia increases. In fact, according to a report from the Guttmacher Institute, every year about two million induction abortions are performed, including the abortion method itself.

Unfortunately, nearly all of the women at that number were less aware of the dangers behind illegal abortion. Check out the reviews below to find out how dangerous it is to have an abortion without the help of an expert.

What is an illegal abortion?

According to WHO, unsafe abortion is a procedure that is performed by a person without skills or performed in an environment suitable for terminating a pregnancy.

Generally, illegal and unsafe abortions occur in places where there is no license to practice. In addition, this method is also more common in developing countries, such as in Indonesia.

In fact, this method of abortion includes being done alone, without help from clinics or other people.

Therefore, the Indonesian government issued Government Regulation No. 61/2014 on Reproductive Health.

Article 31 states that abortion is permitted, for several reasons, such as:

Pregnancy results from rape
There is an indication of a medical emergency

In addition, abortion as a result of rape should only be performed when the fetus is under 40 days old.

The various ways of abortion are harmful to the body

An unplanned pregnancy often generates quite negative emotions. Maybe for some people this news is joy, but not a few who feel threatened, panic, and fear that they choose the way of abortion.

Fear of being judged by family and other people often leads women to look for abortion methods online that look safe and cheap, such as:

1. Herbal plants

Source: Jamuin

According to a study from Journal of ToxicologyCertain types of herbs have been used for a long time as a method of self-administered abortion.

Of the many plants that exist, there are three plants that are often used to end pregnancy, namely:

Ruda (ruta chalpensis)
Cola de quirquincho (Lycopodium saururus)
An over-the-counter herbal product, namely Carachipita

The study also mentioned that there were 15 cases of abortion that used plants orally.

One such case was that the abortionist experienced failure of the body's organ system when he swallowed ruda. In fact, there is a woman who died as a result of consuming Carachipita.

The cause is the same, namely failure of the body's organ systems. Although this study has not really proven the dangers of these herbs, consumption of herbal plants can increase the risk of death.

2. Physical activity

Apart from consuming herbal plants, another way of abortion itself is by doing physical activity that can abort the womb.

In 2007 there was a study from Denmark that revealed that doing strenuous exercise before reaching the 18th week can increase the risk of miscarriage.

In the study, it was found that women who regularly exercised were 3.5 times more likely to have a miscarriage than those who did not exercise at all.

Starting from jogging, football, basketball, and racket games allow the potential for miscarriage. Even more so if the activity is carried out more than seven hours per week.

In addition, forcing yourself to lift heavy things can sometimes be quite a strange way for someone to abort the pregnancy.

Even though it is quite safe, this physical activity can certainly have a negative impact on your overall health. Especially if the goal is to end your pregnancy.

3. Injuring yourself

One way to have an abortion without asking a doctor for help is to self-harm.

Self-harm is usually done to deal with emotional pain, anger, and temporary frustration.

However, this method is apparently also done by women who want to abort their wombs. They can do a number of ways that are quite dangerous, such as:

Drop yourself
Hit the stomach
Inserting a blunt object into her vagina.

This method is done so that the fetus in their stomach cannot come back to life. Of course in this way the health of the body will decrease.

Therefore, injuring yourself to terminate a pregnancy is an abortion method that is quite dangerous because it can endanger lives.

4. Take drugs that are sold freely

In fact, the most common way to do the abortion itself is to take medicines without a prescription from a doctor.

In Indonesia, this type of abortion drug may not be bought and sold freely, but in other countries it is usually easily found at the nearest pharmacy.

However, it is undeniable that this method can still be obtained through online shop circulating on social media.

These abortion pills are more commonly called mifepristone. This drug functions to block the progesterone hormone which can cause your uterus to burst.

According to a study from Journal of clinical and diagnostic research, the use of abortion drugs without the supervision of a doctor can increase the risk of death.

Therefore, taking abortion drugs requires a doctor's direction so that you know how to use them and what to do afterward.

The dangers of having a self-administered abortion

After knowing what methods of abortion are performed on your own, of course this method is likely to have an adverse effect on the body.

Generally, abortion that uses drugs is safe, but it does not rule out complications, such as:

The medicine does not work and the womb does not fall
Pregnancy tissue is still left in the uterus
Blood clots in the uterus
Infection
Allergy to one of the abortion drugs

If the above conditions occur to you, usually it can still be treated with treatment carried out in the hospital.

However, when you experience some of the symptoms below, consult a doctor immediately to avoid the risk of more dangerous complications.

Do not experience bleeding after taking the drug for 24 hours.
Heavy bleeding from the vagina requiring 2 dressings for 2 consecutive hours.
Remove frozen blood the size of a lemon for more than 2 hours.
Feeling cramps in the stomach that don't go away after taking medicine.
Fever with a temperature of more than 38 ° C 24 hours after taking the abortion medicine.
Experiencing diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and feeling weak.

The complications caused by having an abortion without a doctor's supervision will certainly make you more aware that the above methods are quite dangerous.

Therefore, the abortion method itself is not recommended for anyone because the stakes are quite large.