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[Abortion after the 12th completed pregnancy week. Report of experience of a specialist commission]. 1990

L Diener

Frauenklinik, Bezirkskrankenhauses Gera, DDR.

In the GDR abruptio after 12th completed week of gestation is only allowed in cases of severe threat of health or danger for life. The decision is made by a group of specialists. Analysing the years 1972-1986 all the 135 cases worked up by the commission of the district hospital of Gera were evaluated. Reasons for delayed diagnosis of pregnancy and arguments for wanted abruptio were most interesting. To determine possible trends, the results were subdivided in two periods, 1972-1979 and 1980-1986. In the second period an unfavourable development was detected regarding number of cases, distribution of age, number of preceded pregnancies, and gestational age. A special problem was the group of juvenile pregnant women. Social arguments were dominating, especially problems regarding the partners. Associated with them, indecision on bearing to maturity was a predominant reason for delayed diagnosis of pregnancy followed by disorders of menstruation. Social arguments may be reduced about 80% by consequent contraception methods. Proper and consequent application of oral contraceptives could avoid 70% of the late diagnoses. Teenager should be brought to contraception by more confidence in their families.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008511	Medicine	The art and science of studying, performing research on, preventing, diagnosing, and treating disease, as well as the maintenance of health.	Insurance Medicine,Medical Specialities,Medical Specialties,Medical Specialty,Specialities, Medical,Specialties, Medical,Specialty, Medical,Insurance Medicines,Medical Speciality,Medicine, Insurance,Medicines, Insurance,Speciality, Medical
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D011248	Pregnancy Complications	Conditions or pathological processes associated with pregnancy. They can occur during or after pregnancy, and range from minor discomforts to serious diseases that require medical interventions. They include diseases in pregnant females, and pregnancies in females with diseases.	Adverse Birth Outcomes,Complications, Pregnancy,Adverse Birth Outcome,Birth Outcome, Adverse,Complication, Pregnancy,Outcome, Adverse Birth,Pregnancy Complication
D011261	Pregnancy Trimester, First	The beginning third of a human PREGNANCY, from the first day of the last normal menstrual period (MENSTRUATION) through the completion of 14 weeks (98 days) of gestation.	Early Placental Phase,Pregnancy, First Trimester,Trimester, First,Early Placental Phases,First Pregnancy Trimester,First Pregnancy Trimesters,First Trimester,First Trimester Pregnancies,First Trimester Pregnancy,First Trimesters,Phase, Early Placental,Phases, Early Placental,Placental Phase, Early,Placental Phases, Early,Pregnancies, First Trimester,Pregnancy Trimesters, First,Trimesters, First
D011367	Professional Staff Committees	Committees of professional personnel who have responsibility for determining policies, procedures, and controls related to professional matters in health facilities.	Committee, Professional Staff,Committees, Professional Staff,Professional Staff Committee,Staff Committee, Professional,Staff Committees, Professional
D005260	Female		Females
D005859	Germany, East	The former German Democratic Republic which was reunified with the former Federal Republic of Germany in 1990.	Democratic Republic of Germany,German Democratic Republic,Germany, Democratic Republic of
D005865	Gestational Age	The age of the conceptus, beginning from the time of FERTILIZATION. In clinical obstetrics, the gestational age is often estimated from the onset of the last MENSTRUATION which is about 2 weeks before OVULATION and fertilization. It is also estimated to begin from fertilization, estrus, coitus, or artificial insemination.	Embryologic Age,Fetal Maturity, Chronologic,Chronologic Fetal Maturity,Fetal Age,Maturity, Chronologic Fetal,Age, Embryologic,Age, Fetal,Age, Gestational,Ages, Embryologic,Ages, Fetal,Ages, Gestational,Embryologic Ages,Fetal Ages,Gestational Ages
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man