What should you pay attention to before having an abortion?

Abortion is an effective solution to unexpected pregnancy. Now, due to many reasons, the number of people undergoing abortion is increasing every year. Abortion can cause great harm to the female body. If women do not receive good care after the abortion, they may suffer from gynecological inflammation, female infertility, etc. Let us learn about some precautions after abortion.

1. You need to take a shower and change into clean underwear the night before the abortion.

2. Preparation is needed before abortion, including assessment of vaginal cleanliness, routine leucorrhea smear, secretion culture, and exclusion of vaginitis, cervicitis, adnexitis, and other common reproductive infectious diseases. Find out whether there are Trichomonas or fungi in the vagina, and if necessary, conduct chlamydia, mycoplasma, and gonococcal tests. If the above microorganisms are present, it is easy to cause ascending infection. Anti-infection and anti-inflammatory treatment should be carried out before abortion. Otherwise, the infection will be aggravated, and it will also affect the development of the embryo during the next pregnancy and induce miscarriage.

3. Sexual intercourse should be avoided within one week before artificial abortion. You should take a bath and change clothes one day before the operation to avoid catching a cold. Those with allergies or a history of drug allergies, or those who need to wear a contraceptive ring after surgery, should inform their doctor in advance. Do not eat or drink some sugar water on the morning of surgery. If the body temperature exceeds 37.5℃, surgery should be performed on another day.

4. Take misoprostol orally before surgery to soften the cervix, increase tension and intrauterine effects, reduce cervical damage, and prevent cervical adhesions.

5. Before abortion, B-ultrasound is required to determine the location and size of the embryo, rule out ectopic pregnancy, hydatidiform mole and other pathological pregnancies, improve the accuracy of the operation, reduce damage and prevent residues. This is one of the things to note before an abortion.

6. Wear loose pants as much as possible and bring your own sanitary napkins and toilet paper.

7. Actively treat primary reproductive diseases before having an abortion to prevent the spread of infection after the operation and the resulting complications and sequelae. Combining systemic medication with local treatment can shorten preoperative preparation time. Before having an abortion, you must check whether you have gynecological inflammation. If you have it, you must cure the inflammation before you can have an abortion. If the situation is urgent, you must first reduce the inflammation through treatment, and then receive thorough treatment after the abortion surgery. Don't be careless. This is also what you should pay attention to before abortion surgery.

Women should take adequate rest after having an abortion. It is best to stay in bed for about 3 to 5 days. Within half a month, it is best not to use the brain for a long time, such as reading, watching TV, etc. Things that require too much concentration should be done less. Do not come into contact with raw water. Try to use warm water to wash the vulva to avoid gynecological infections.