Isteǧe Baǧli Gebelik Sonlandirmanin Kadin Ruh Saǧliǧi Üzerine Etkileri

It has been claimed that unwanted pregnancies have been terminated with intervention [induced abortion (iA)] since ancient Egyptian and Greek civilizations. In addition to the fact that termination of a pregnancy is a difficult process, IA have been observed to have some positive and negative effects on women. Whereas 90% of women do not have a problematic period after the period of IA, only 10% of women have a problematic period and a small portion of these women require impatient treatment. This risk especially exists in the women who have the story of previous psychological disorders or experience severe ambivalence during the decision period of an IA or possess poor family and partner support. The women, who live in countries where IA is restricted or prohibited, may make clandestine IA in unhealthy conditions. In these cases, in order for the treatment of the developing health problems after abortion these women apply to a hospital at a late period or they do not prefer to go to a hospital at all. The problems emerged at the end of this period adversely affect women's life and their mental health. Therefore, the women supposed to be at the risk of psychological disorders after the period of IA should be able to be recognized by the physicians in obstetrics, gynecology and psychiatry. Along with that, it is considered to be so crucial to provide the needed support for these women before the development of all sorts of disorders. In this article, by taking the recent literature into consideration, it has been aimed to explain the developing mental health problems and to show the groups of women being under the high-risk for developing mental health problems after the period of IA.