Will abortion cause uterine prolapse?

Uterine prolapse is a condition in which the uterus is not in its normal position, such as descending through the vagina to an abnormal position, or directly slipping out of the vulva. So why do women experience uterine prolapse? Will abortion cause uterine prolapse? Let's take a look at some of the causes of uterine prolapse.

Under a normal female uterus, there are some tissues that support the uterus and prevent it from prolapse. These tissues are connective tissues such as anal contraction muscles, tendons, and muscle fascia. However, if these tissues are damaged, uterine prolapse may occur. For example, abortion may damage these tissues and cause uterine prolapse.

After women have an abortion, the anal muscles, tendons, muscle fascia and other tissues supporting the uterus will become loose when they are flexed and stretched too much. If women have symptoms such as constipation or chronic cough after the abortion, uterine prolapse will occur. In addition, if they do not take good care of themselves after the abortion, and participate in labor too early, especially when doing some heavy physical work, uterine prolapse is more likely to occur.

In addition, some elderly women or women who have not given birth may also suffer from uterine prolapse due to atrophy or underdevelopment of the pelvic tissue. Some women also suffer from uterine prolapse due to damage to the cervical tissue during childbirth and failure to recover. Therefore, uterine prolapse is not entirely caused by abortion.

Generally speaking, the main symptoms of uterine prolapse after abortion are back pain, abdominal pain, or a feeling of abdominal falling. This discomfort is aggravated by coughing or walking, and is relieved by lying down. Patients with more severe uterine prolapse may also suffer from urinary incontinence when coughing or exercising excessively. If there is a secondary infection, female secretions may also increase.

Severe uterine prolapse will affect the menstrual period and cause amenorrhea, especially during the menstrual period, when the symptoms of uterine prolapse will be more obvious and can cause menstrual pain. Therefore, no matter what the cause of uterine prolapse is, it must be treated and improved in time.

It can be seen that there are many reasons for women to have uterine prolapse, among which abortion may sometimes cause uterine prolapse. Therefore, it is recommended that women, for the sake of uterine health and physical and mental health, should do a good job of contraception, reduce abortion, and avoid uterine prolapse, so as to bring adverse effects to themselves.