What should you pay attention to after abortion?

For various reasons, many people regret having an abortion after having children. And we also know that abortion is a treatment method in the West. Nowadays, in our country, many people also have abortions to get rid of their children. However, we also know that this abortion involves relatively high risks. Therefore, pregnant women have to think twice before choosing abortion. Once the abortion is over, many people will ask, then, what should we pay attention to after the abortion? The following is a detailed answer for you!

Things to note after artificial abortion:

1. You should be observed for 2 hours after the abortion procedure, paying attention to vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain. If there is no reaction, you can go home.

2. You need to rest for 2 weeks after an artificial abortion, prevent colds and chills, eat more nutritious food, and restore your body to normal as soon as possible.

3. For a period of time after an artificial abortion, the trauma on the endometrium has not yet recovered, the cervical opening is relaxed, the original mucus plug in the cervix (which has the function of preventing bacteria from entering the uterine cavity) has been removed, and a new mucus plug has not yet formed. If you do not pay attention to the hygiene of the vulva at this time, bacteria in the vagina can easily enter the uterine cavity and cause infection. Therefore, after an artificial abortion, the vulva should be kept clean and hygienic, washed with warm water 1-2 times a day, and menstrual pads and straw paper should be changed frequently. Do not take a sitz bath within 2 weeks or before vaginal bleeding has stopped, and avoid sexual intercourse within 1 month to prevent genital organ infection. If you have fever, abdominal pain, or vaginal discharge with an unusual odor, it may be caused by infection and you should seek medical attention immediately.

4. After the placenta is separated during artificial abortion, there may be a small amount of bleeding on the wound left on the uterine wall. In this case, as the uterus contracts and the wound repairs, vaginal bleeding will gradually stop within 3-5 days and will not exceed 10-15 days at most. If the amount of vaginal bleeding exceeds the amount of menstrual blood and lasts too long, you need to seek medical treatment promptly.

5. In most cases, the ovaries will resume ovulation in about one month after an artificial abortion, followed by menstruation. Therefore, as soon as you resume your sexual life after an abortion, you must take contraceptive measures to avoid getting pregnant again. If you are planning to use an IUD for contraception, you can have it inserted at the same time as the abortion, because the success rate of the IUD is high, the shedding rate is low, and there are fewer side effects.

However, there are many issues with abortion that we need to pay attention to. But it is still necessary to avoid some people who are not suitable for abortion. Anyone who wants to terminate their pregnancy due to contraceptive failure or who is not suitable to continue the pregnancy due to various diseases can have an artificial abortion. However, in the following situations, artificial abortion is temporarily not advisable.

(1) Patients who are unable to undergo surgery due to various acute infectious diseases or acute attacks of chronic infectious diseases, or severe systemic diseases (such as heart failure, obvious hypertension, tuberculosis with high fever, and severe anemia).

(2) Acute inflammation of the reproductive organs, such as vaginitis, severe cervical erosion, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc.

(3) Acidosis caused by severe vomiting during pregnancy has not been corrected.

(4) Body temperature is above 37.5℃ twice within 4 hours before surgery.

We know that the characteristics of early abortion are that the fetus is small, the bones are not developed or are not hard; the uterus is not too large, the uterine muscle layer is thick, and the placenta has not yet formed. Therefore, during early artificial abortion, the fetal mass can be easily separated from the uterine wall and discharged from the cervical opening, so the operation time is short, the bleeding is less, and the pain of the patient is less. There are two commonly used methods of early artificial abortion: vacuum aspiration and forceps curettage.

Here we introduce you the things you should pay attention to after abortion. I hope it will be helpful to you. Here, it is recommended that you eat some lighter food after having an abortion. Millet and steamed buns are very good. But remember not to drink liquor, beer, or chili peppers. This can cause serious damage to your body. I also hope that you can take good care of yourself. Best, and wish you good health!