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more about #preeclampsia more comments → Cerridwen: Woohoo! Now I have even more reason to poke holes in the condoms! But, seriously. There is this OBNOXIOUS ad that plays on local tv stations where I l... more » Liz11685: I was my mother's second pregnancy, and she still had preeclampsia. She was on bedrest for most of her pregnancy and I was 6 weeks early. I wonder if ... more » Mafalda para Presidente: So that last sentence says it's basically the previous pregnancies and not the abortion which acts like a vaccine. It really makes your first sentenc... more » BlondeGrlz: Pre-eclampsia usually strikes after the 20th week. Most abortions occur long before that, so there is no way to predict if those women would have ende... more » Cosette: The greatest value in this finding may be its potential as armament against the tenuous/specious claims that abortions are causal/correlated to elevat... more » cupscake: Nope not me - i still had pre-eclampsia with my daughter... more » not.a.clever.name: See, this just makes me want to get knocked up and go abort it. Because too many episodes of "Deliver Me" on Discover Health have made me paranoid abo... more » JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!: How can this be true? Soaps have taught me that abortions equal mysterious "complications" that break your babymaker, not make it easier in the future! more » Ascendo_tuum: Well, there's a good comeback when an anti-abortion zealot starts babbling about abortions causing breast cancer and who knows what else. An actual ME... more » PilgrimSoul: Well, I guess I shouldn't be ashamed of my two-abortion per month habit, then, right? I knew I'd be proved right some day. more » Penny: Way too many inappropriate jokes bubbling in my brain.... more » lalaland13: I doubt many women will get abortions just for this, but still, kind of an interesting fact. Is the same true for miscarriages? I'm guessing so. Oh, y... more » BeckySharper: Pre-eclampsia is more prevalent in first pregnancies, so that makes sense. Based on this study, can we please put up a billboard somewhere saying "Abo... more » haguenite: Baby killin': Now with undeniable benefits. Om nom nom. I'll be enjoying my daily fetus much more tomorrow! more » Snowbunny: That is the weirdest idea for a study I've ever heard of. But a very good reason for a high school abortion. more »
