Do Abortions Lead To Mental Problems and Depression?
A recent study has not been able to find a link to prove that there is a connection between having an abortion and post traumatic stress syndrome or depression. This goes against previous studies which says that you are doomed to mental problems if you have an abortion.
Researchers say that the previous studies did not take into account that many women who were part of the study also had other problems in their lives such as poverty, and drug abuse for example.
The truth of the matter as I see it, is that few women who have abortions take them lightly, but they make a decision and are prepared to live with whatever consequences follow. I don’t believe that if they could do it over again most would do it differently.
Some of the reasons a woman might suffer from depression afterward would include, having an abortion when they really didn’t want one, and having to keep it a secret from family and friends because of the stigma that’s involved.
Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s
The French have concluded a study on men and women who had mild cognitive impairment and them examined them two years later and then again four years later.
Those that suffered from depression, or taking anticholinergic drugs were more likely to go on to develop dementia.
It was also discovered that men and women have different risk factors. Men who have had a stroke were almost three times more likely to progress to dementia. Women who suffered from depression were two times as likely to get dementia.
Not all the people in the study went on to develop dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. There was a small percentage that recovered to normal cognitive ability.