They may develop postpartum depression or post-traumatic stress syndrome.9, 20,25,31 Some mothers express dominant feelings
of fear and anxiety about their cesarean as long as five
years later.16 Women having cesarean sections are less likely to decide to become pregnant again.16 As is true
of all abdominal surgery, internal scar tissue can cause pelvic pain, pain during sexual intercourse, and bowel problems.Reproductive consequences compared with vaginal birth include increased
infertility, 16 miscarriage, 15 placenta previa (placenta overlays the cervix), 19 placental abruption (the placenta detaches partially or completely
before the birth), 19 and premature birth.8 Even in women planning repeat cesarean, uterine rupture occurs at a rate
of 1 in 500 versus 1 in 10,000 in women with no uterine scar.27
In our study, symptoms
of depression occurred in the two weeks
before interview and sexual dissatisfaction in the
year before interview but, as we don't know when the period
of infertility occurred, we can not make assumptions about causality and are in favour
of further investigation into the long term impact
of infertility on women's well - being.»
My husband and I struggled with
infertility for 5
years and underwent treatment for two
years before this pregnancy, which came to us through the gift
of embryo adoption!
Consumption
of animal - based products have also been implicated in earlier onset
of puberty for girls, which had begun when girls were on average 16 or 17 until the 20th century, but now we see significant numbers
of girls starting to grow breasts
before they're 8
years old, and increased risk
of infertility.