After the surgical abortion, most women who feel a brief sadness or other negative feelings recover quickly. Counseling referrals are available for any woman who feels depressed after her abortion. Many times, depression is influenced by many complex factors, and the reason for the abortion may be a factor in depression. Safe, uncomplicated, legal surgical abortion does not affect fertility. Not unless infection occurs after the surgical abortion.
Infection occurs in less than one percent of early surgical abortions.
When performed properly, early surgical abortion does not damage the cervix. Early surgical abortions done by experienced doctors that are not followed by complications like infection do not cause infertility. Neither do they make it more difficult to carry a later pregnancy to term. It is unclear whether several surgical abortions in later pregnancy result in a greater risk of miscarriage or premature birth.