[The clinical experiences of abortions on demand in a group of 221 adolescents]

Minerva Ginecol. 1996 Dec;48(12):527-32.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

The authors studied about planned abortion performed by girls under 19 years of age, during the period 1991-1994. The aim of this study was to evaluate the entity of planned abortion also concerning the number of adolescent pregnancy. Our study show the percentage of pregnancy was progressively diminished, while regarding the planned abortion even if reduced along the time, the percentage remain steady in the course of years examined.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Abortion, Legal* / statistics & numerical data
  • Abortion, Legal* / trends
  • Adolescent
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy in Adolescence* / statistics & numerical data
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Rome