What to do if there is heavy bleeding after uterine curettage

Uterine curettage has a great impact on women's uterine health, but it is a necessary measure to clean up the residues in the uterus. When women choose to have an abortion to end their pregnancy due to an unexpected pregnancy, a large amount of residue will be left in the uterus. These residues will rot and produce toxins, which will endanger women's health, so they must be removed. However, uterine curettage involves greater risks that require attention. For example, what should you do if you experience heavy bleeding after uterine curettage?

Generally, if bleeding lasts more than 10 days after curettage, the amount of blood is too much, or there is heavy bleeding again after bleeding stops, incomplete uterine aspiration should be considered, and B-ultrasound examination is helpful for diagnosis. Precautions after curettage:

1. Within 2 weeks after surgery, pay attention to rest and do not do heavy physical labor;

2. Eat more nutritious food to restore your body to normal as soon as possible. Avoid eating raw, cold and spicy food;

3. Keep the vulva clean and hygienic, wash it with warm water 1 to 2 times a day, and change sanitary napkins frequently;

4. Do not take a sitz bath within 2 weeks or before the bleeding from the vulva has stopped; do not have sexual intercourse within 1 month to prevent genital infection;

5. Generally, the bleeding stops gradually in 3 to 5 days, and no longer than 10 to 15 days;

6. As long as you resume your sexual life after a painless abortion, you must take contraceptive measures to avoid getting pregnant again.

7. If you have fever, abdominal pain, or secretions with an abnormal odor, or the amount of vulvar bleeding exceeds the amount of menstrual blood and lasts too long, you need to seek medical treatment promptly. Under normal circumstances, bleeding will decrease immediately after curettage and stop completely within about a week. Generally you need to rest for about 7 days before going back to work.

If heavy bleeding occurs after uterine curettage, you need to go to the hospital to stop the bleeding in time. You can take some hemostatic drugs and then observe carefully. If the amount of bleeding is small, it is fine. If the amount of bleeding is too much, the doctor will inject uterine contraction agents according to the situation to promote uterine contraction, thereby alleviating and preventing heavy bleeding.

Note: Menstruation usually occurs 30-40 days after abortion. If menstruation does not come after this time, it may be due to the following reasons: First, there is cervical adhesion or uterine cavity adhesion, which causes menstrual blood to be unable to be discharged or to be discharged poorly. Second, it may be that local damage to the endometrium leads to amenorrhea or scanty menstruation. In this case, the patient can have an ultrasound to measure the thickness of the endometrium. It should be noted that abortion is traumatic after all. It is best not to have sexual intercourse within one month. If you have sexual intercourse after one month, do not use abortion as a means of contraception. If you do not want to have children for the time being, you must adopt reliable contraceptive methods to avoid serious physical harm caused by abortion. If you have not had your period for more than 2 months after an abortion, you must go to a regular hospital for relevant examinations.