Can I have an abortion at 37 days of pregnancy?

In today's society, unexpected pregnancy is a very common phenomenon. This is related to the fact that people's ideas have become more open. It is also closely related to the fact that many young girls do not know how to protect themselves. Once an unexpected pregnancy occurs, you must go to the hospital for an abortion. First, you must go to the hospital for a check-up and then choose the appropriate time for abortion. So, is it possible to have an abortion at 37 days of pregnancy?

Can I have an abortion at 37 days of pregnancy?

Abortion can be performed at 37 days of pregnancy. Generally, if you want to have an abortion, you can do it around 45 days of pregnancy. During this period, it is best to choose surgical abortion for convenience. If the medical abortion is not clean, you will need to do another uterine cleaning. Pay attention to a follow-up check one week after the abortion, eat more nutritious foods, and pay attention to contraception when having sex again.

The best time for abortion is generally before 9 weeks of pregnancy. However, to finally determine how long you can have an abortion, you also need to refer to some preoperative examination results. However, if the embryo is too large, or even has grown bones, it cannot be sucked out with the largest straw. In this case, you can only be hospitalized and induce labor with drugs or water bags, and then have the uterus cleaned after the embryo and most of the placenta are expelled.

If induction of labor fails, curettage is needed, which is to use an instrument to directly scrape the embryo and placenta out of the uterus. This operation is risky and can easily cause cervical injury and increased bleeding during the operation. It also increases the risk of infection, uterine injury, and postoperative intrauterine adhesions. Therefore, if you plan to terminate an unexpected pregnancy, try to do it within 2 months of pregnancy.

During the 10-14 weeks of pregnancy, as the embryo gradually grows, the placenta has been formed, and the uterus also grows, it is not appropriate to use simple suction uterine abortion at this time, but rather a curettage abortion with forceps. The operation is difficult, involves a lot of bleeding, and has a relatively slow recovery, which has a certain impact on the body.

The difference between curettage and abortion:

Curettage refers to a procedure that uses suction and forceps to scrape the endometrium or uterine contents. It is a minor gynecological surgery and is also a method of artificial abortion.

Most abortions now refer to painless abortions, which means using anesthetic drugs to give the pregnant woman general anesthesia, and then the gynecologist performs an artificial abortion. Due to the anesthetic effect, the whole operation will not feel painful, so it is called painless abortion. It is the most commonly used method of artificial abortion.

Curettage is also done with general or local anesthesia and has very low risk. It can help diagnose diseases such as uterine infection, cancer, and infertility. Under normal circumstances, the patient feels well and can resume normal activities the same day. During the entire curettage operation, the doctor cannot see the condition inside the uterus, so if the operation is not done carefully, it may cause serious damage to the uterus, and even worse, it may result in infertility.

The biggest advantage of abortion is that the diameter of the tube cavity used is smaller, and there is no need to dilate the cervix. It causes less damage to women, less bleeding, and a faster recovery from the operation. The entire operation is performed under surveillance, with higher accuracy, making it the first choice for women who want to have children.