How long will the sequelae of abortion appear?

Abortion is a method to terminate a woman's pregnancy. The most commonly used method is painless abortion. This method has a simple surgical procedure, a short time required, and the patient experiences less pain during the operation. Of course, any operation has risks, and painless abortion is no exception. Abortion will have a greater impact on women's physical health, so women must pay attention to rest and take care of themselves after having an abortion.

What are the sequelae of abortion?

Less menstrual bleeding

Multiple surgeries can damage the endometrium and cause partial adhesions of the cervix and uterine cavity. A small adhesion area will cause a decrease in menstrual blood volume, while a large adhesion area may cause amenorrhea. If adhesions occur in the cervix, it will make it difficult for menstrual blood to be discharged from the uterine cavity, causing abdominal pain during menstruation.

Breast pain

Due to the sudden termination of pregnancy, hormone levels in the body will drop suddenly. This will cause the newly developed mammary glands to suddenly stop developing, causing breast lumps or pain. If the breast pain is caused by the sequelae of abortion, it will stimulate the breasts for a long time and cause breast hyperplasia or lumps.

Irregular menstruation

Artificial abortion can have many adverse effects on women. Because surgery can cause the pregnancy to terminate suddenly, which can easily make the ovaries unable to respond normally to the anterior pituitary gonadotropin in a timely manner. At the same time, surgical stimulation can cause endocrine dysfunction and cause irregular menstruation.

Lower abdominal pain

Abortion surgery will increase the chance of reflux of uterine decidua into the pelvic cavity, causing endometriosis. Intrauterine operation can also easily increase the chance of infection, causing endometritis, pelvic connective tissue inflammation, adnexitis, etc. The above factors can cause lower abdominal pain.

How to prevent sequelae of abortion

1. Keep the breast meridians unobstructed after abortion

During miscarriage, the newly developed mammary glands recover and can easily induce lobular hyperplasia, causing breast lumps and breast pain. If the meridians are unblocked as soon as possible, the qi and blood that have suddenly stagnated can be started flowing again. You can avoid breast lumps and breast pain caused by improper confinement.

2. Careful care should be taken of the uterus after miscarriage

During medical abortion, the mother's cervix and endometrium are inevitably damaged, and the wounds to the cervix cause the uterus's own resistance to decrease. The cervix itself is a susceptible site for HPV infection, and modern science has confirmed that HPV infection is directly related to cervical cancer.

3. Pay more attention to rest and diet after medical abortion

Abortion, miscarriage or (minor miscarriage) suddenly terminates the normal physiological process of the human body and causes greater harm than normal delivery, so you must pay attention to recuperation. Although it doesn’t mean you have to stay in bed for 10 months, you should at least stay in bed for half a month after a miscarriage.

4. Take good contraceptive measures and avoid getting pregnant too early

Since the body is overdrawn, it will take some time to fully recover. It is not advisable to get pregnant again during this period because there is a possibility of symptoms of miscarriage again. If you want to get pregnant again, you will need to wait about half a year or a year.