How long does it take to check after medical abortion?

Medical abortion is a type of miscarriage. The main method of medical abortion is to take medicine. There is no need to undergo surgery. Women can also reduce pain and avoid damage to the uterus. However, a follow-up examination is required for a period of time after the medical abortion, mainly to check whether the medical abortion is complete, to avoid incomplete medical abortion, which may lead to inflammation of the uterus or blockage of the fallopian tubes, which is very harmful.

Precautions before medical abortion

1. Perform B-ultrasound examination before medical abortion to rule out ectopic pregnancy and understand the size and position of the embryonic sac to help determine whether medical abortion is suitable.

2. Medical abortion can only be performed on women who conceived within 50 days of amenorrhea and are under 34 years old.

3. Be in good physical condition and have no contraindications. The so-called contraindications include: past or current severe systemic diseases, liver and kidney dysfunction, allergic constitution, heart disease, hypertension, anemia, asthma, glaucoma, skin itching during pregnancy, etc.

4. Go to a hospital with emergency treatment, curettage, blood transfusion and infusion facilities for medical abortion, and observe carefully to prevent any accidents.

5. Strictly following the doctor's orders and returning for follow-up visits on time are important precautions before medical abortion. Today, when medical abortion has become a trend, the precautions before medical abortion are also very complex and necessary. Therefore, before using medical abortion, you must fully understand the precautions before using medical abortion.

Precautions after medical abortion

1. After the tissue is discharged, you need to stay in the hospital for observation for 1 hour. If the vaginal bleeding is not too much, you can go home and rest.

2. Get adequate rest within 2 weeks after miscarriage, eat nutritious food, and avoid heavy physical labor.

3. Pay attention to the cleanliness of the perineum. Do not take a bath or have sexual intercourse when vaginal bleeding has not stopped.

4. In the first 2 to 3 days after abortion, the amount of vaginal bleeding is generally equivalent to or slightly more than the menstrual amount. If the amount of vaginal bleeding is heavy or persistent, seek medical attention promptly.

5. Patients with no tissue discharge should be observed for 2 weeks after taking the medicine, and attention should be paid to whether there is any tissue discharge during defecation and urination. Weekly urine pregnancy tests.

6. Ovulation may resume soon after miscarriage, so contraceptive measures should be taken to avoid pregnancy again.

Adverse Reactions

Medical abortion is mainly suitable for women who are within 7 weeks of pregnancy to terminate pregnancy. The success rate of medical abortion is actually not high. If you are not careful, incomplete abortion is very likely to occur. Therefore, it is very important for women who are about to have a medical abortion to understand the adverse reactions of medical abortion in advance. So what are the adverse reactions of medical abortion? The adverse reactions of medical abortion mainly include vaginal bleeding, gastrointestinal reactions, vagus nerve excitement symptoms, incomplete abortion, fatigue, hot flashes and other reactions.

1. Vaginal bleeding

It is normal for vaginal bleeding after medical abortion to last within two weeks and the amount of bleeding does not exceed the normal menstrual volume. If the bleeding lasts for more than two weeks and the amount of bleeding is greater than the normal menstrual volume, the cause of bleeding should be identified as much as possible and a uterine curettage should be considered.

2. Gastrointestinal reactions

This is a common adverse reaction of mifepristone. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and often mild to moderate fever after taking the medicine. Regarding this reaction, mild cases can be left for observation and no special treatment is required. Severe cases should be treated actively with symptoms on the basis of bed rest. For example, if nausea and vomiting are severe, vitamin B1 and B6 should be injected intramuscularly or intravenously. For patients with significant abdominal pain, belladonna or atropine should be taken orally, and for patients with fever, physical cooling should be applied.

3. Symptoms of vagus nerve excitement

Some women may experience symptoms of vagus nerve excitement such as irritability, pale complexion, profuse sweating, chest tightness, palpitations, bradycardia, etc. within minutes after taking the medicine.