How many days is normal for bleeding after medication

Medical abortion is a method of ending pregnancy early, and it is also a solution chosen by many people after an unexpected pregnancy. Of course, medical abortion still has many harmful effects on women's health. After doing it, you must pay attention to the bleeding time and amount, and women should pay special attention to rest after the medical abortion, so as to minimize the harm of medical abortion.

1. How many days is normal for bleeding after drug-induced abortion

Generally speaking, there will be irregular vaginal bleeding for about 15 days after medical abortion, and the specific bleeding time varies from person to person. However, if the bleeding has not stopped for more than 2 weeks after medical abortion, and the amount of bleeding has not decreased, this may be caused by incomplete expulsion of the gestational sac, leading to incomplete abortion. You should go to a regular hospital for examination immediately. If it is confirmed to be an incomplete abortion, a uterine curettage will be required.

In addition, women whose uterus is infected or whose blood coagulation function is poor after medical abortion may also experience prolonged bleeding.

Uterine infection after medical abortion: If the B-ultrasound shows that there is no residue in the uterus, then long-term bleeding after medical abortion may be caused by uterine infection. Because blood is one of the best substances for cultivating bacteria, and the bleeding time after medical abortion is long, if not properly cared for, uterine infection will occur, causing prolonged bleeding.

Poor blood coagulation function: Women with poor blood coagulation function will experience heavy bleeding or prolonged bleeding during medical abortion or surgical abortion.

2. What to do if bleeding lasts for a long time after medical abortion

Since there are many reasons for prolonged medical bleeding, different measures should be taken according to different situations.

If the bleeding time after medical abortion is long due to incomplete expulsion of the gestational sac, resulting in incomplete abortion, you need to go to the hospital for a urine pregnancy test and B-ultrasound examination. If it is confirmed to be an incomplete abortion, you should undergo a uterine curettage. Generally, vaginal bleeding will stop within 10 days after the operation.

If the long bleeding time is caused by incomplete decidual exfoliation, but the amount of bleeding is not much, you can take motherwort or Chinese medicine Shenghua Tang, or inject oxytocin to promote uterine contraction to expel the remaining decidual tissue. If the amount of bleeding is more than the usual menstrual volume, the patient generally needs to go to the hospital for a uterine curettage.

It is worth noting that after a medical abortion, the amount of bleeding may suddenly increase significantly, even several times the normal menstrual volume, and may be accompanied by large blood clots. This is caused by the exfoliation and poor discharge of embryonic tissue. At this time, you should go to the hospital immediately for a uterine curettage to stop the bleeding.

3. Precautions after medical abortion

1. After medical abortion, no matter how much bleeding occurs, sexual intercourse is prohibited before menstruation. Because the cervix is ​​in a relaxed state during medical abortion, if you have sex at this time, it is easy to be infected by bacteria, causing continuous bleeding or gynecological diseases such as pelvic inflammatory disease.

2. You cannot take a bath, flush the vagina, or swim within one month after medical abortion, otherwise you may be easily infected by bacteria.

3. After medical abortion, if vaginal bleeding lasts for more than 7 days, you should take antibiotics under the guidance of a doctor to prevent bacterial infection; if bleeding continues for more than 2 weeks, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible to find out the cause, and a uterine curettage may be required if necessary.

4. After medical abortion, you should pay attention to rest and avoid excessive fatigue. You can take some blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drugs such as motherwort paste to promote uterine contraction, facilitate the expulsion of embryonic tissue, reduce vaginal bleeding, and shorten the bleeding time.

5. After medical abortion, you should pay attention to diet adjustment. The diet should be light. You can eat more foods rich in high-quality protein, such as lean meat, fish and other foods to enhance your physical fitness. Be careful not to eat too greasy food to prevent it from nourishing the stomach.