How is uterine curettage performed?

Uterine curettage, also known as dilation and curettage, is the most common method of early abortion. It mainly involves dilating the cervix and then using some tools to hang out the embryo. Although uterine cesarean section does not require surgery, it is extremely harmful to women.

After learning about the process of uterine curettage, many people wonder, since uterine curettage is so painful, why do women still have to undergo uterine curettage?

Experts point out that women who have incomplete abortion or delayed abortion during artificial abortion or medical abortion must undergo uterine curettage. Let's take a closer look:

1. Patients who are hospitalized for observation after abortion and are found to have severe vaginal bleeding

The patient needs to stay in hospital for observation after taking the medicine. If a woman has vaginal bleeding during the observation period, she should undergo a uterine curettage immediately to stop the bleeding.

2. Long-term vaginal bleeding after abortion

After the woman had an abortion, she had continuous bleeding from her vagina, and no embryo was seen coming out at the time. She went to a regular hospital for an ultrasound examination, which revealed residual tissue. She needed a uterine curettage so that the endometrium could gradually repair itself. It should be noted that since the long-term presence of pregnancy residues can cause intrauterine infection, leading to endometritis, myometritis or adnexitis, antibiotics must be used before and after curettage to prevent or treat infection.

3. The embryo continues to grow if it is not completely aborted

If a female friend has irregular vaginal bleeding for a long time after a miscarriage, she should go to the hospital for an ultrasound examination to confirm the condition of the embryo. If the embryo is not dead and continues to grow, curettage can terminate the pregnancy; if the embryo is dead but not expelled, curettage can remove the pregnancy products in the uterine cavity and prevent bleeding and infection.