Is it normal to bleed after an abortion?

Many female friends will experience bleeding after having an abortion. Everyone is very scared because abortion itself is an operation that is extremely harmful to the body. If you don't pay attention to postoperative care, it may cause bleeding and I don't know if it is normal. Therefore, they are also afraid that it will cause other gynecological diseases, so they are very worried after bleeding. However, many female friends do not take it seriously and think it is a normal thing. In fact, it depends on their own physical health condition. Next, we will introduce the normal situation of excessive bleeding after an abortion.

The amount of bleeding after painless abortion surgery depends on whether the surgery is complete, the strength of the patient's uterine contraction and the coagulation function. If the operation is performed well, the embryo, embryonic sac and decidual tissue can be removed relatively cleanly during the operation. It is normal for there to be no bleeding after the painless abortion. The uterus, which has been enlarged due to pregnancy, shrinks quickly, pressing on the open blood vessels on the fetal stripping surface and the surgical wound, reducing the bleeding, and there will be basically no bleeding after a few days.

Some patients only experience bleeding for half a day during the painless abortion procedure, but the bleeding will be relatively clear afterwards. This is all normal. Bleeding will stop in a few days or so after an abortion, and will not exceed two weeks at most. A less traumatic painless abortion may even stop bleeding that night.

Generally speaking, bleeding after an abortion should not be heavier than a normal menstrual period. If bleeding lasts for more than a week after a painless abortion, it may be because you did not get enough rest, so the uterus cannot recover well. This situation is called uterine contraction. It may also be that the bleeding continues due to inflammation.

The above content is about the bleeding after an abortion, so this needs to be judged based on each person's situation. In some cases, it is normal bleeding, while in other cases, it is bleeding that may cause other gynecological diseases. Therefore, female friends must observe their physical changes after an abortion, and seek medical attention immediately if any abnormal phenomenon occurs.