What is the cause of bleeding after abortion?

Abortion is a surgery that is relatively harmful to the female body. However, in our lives, due to some special reasons, many women have to undergo abortion. But there will usually be bleeding after the abortion, which will make many inexperienced female friends feel particularly worried and afraid. They don’t know what the cause is and are particularly worried about heavy bleeding. Let’s understand what bleeding after abortion is.

What is the cause of bleeding after abortion?

When a pregnant woman has an abortion, the high mental tension and severe pain caused by the suction of the uterine cavity by the catheter increase the excitability of the sympathetic nerves, increase the secretion of adrenaline, increase the body's metabolic rate, and increase energy consumption. At the same time, some women used to have normal menstruation, but after having an abortion, they no longer have menstruation. This phenomenon is called secondary amenorrhea after abortion.

After an artificial abortion, the ovaries can generally resume ovulation function within 22 days, and menstruation will occur in about 1 month. However, a small number of women experience menstrual disorders such as prolonged menstruation, irregular menstrual periods, and amenorrhea after artificial abortion. This situation usually returns to normal after 2 to 3 months, but in a few people it lasts longer.

What causes this:

1. Having sex or taking a bath too soon after surgery. Some women have sex with their husbands a few days after surgery; or they ignore the doctor's advice and take a tub bath, causing bacteria to invade the vagina and uterus, resulting in uterine cavity infection, irregular menstruation and even amenorrhea.

2. Excessive mental stress and anxiety. Fear before surgery, fear of abortion or mental burden caused by inability to conceive or give birth, especially the shame of getting pregnant before marriage. If this emotion fails to change after surgery, it can lead to amenorrhea.

3. Individual differences. Everyone's body is different. Some women's endocrine system changes after an abortion, and the level of chorionic gonadotropin drops suddenly, causing the ovaries to be unable to respond to the gonadotropin from the anterior pituitary gland, resulting in the endometrium being unable to change according to the cycle and amenorrhea.

4. Frequent artificial abortions. Some women have several abortions in a year, and their endometrium is scraped thin and cannot recover in a short period of time. If the basal layer of the endometrium is completely damaged, it can lead to permanent amenorrhea, while partial damage can cause temporary amenorrhea.

How to recuperate after abortion?

Pay attention to rest and strengthen nutrition

It takes about a month for the uterus to recover after an abortion. Therefore, we should pay attention to increasing nutrition, taking in adequate protein, enhancing the body's resistance to disease, and promoting the early repair of injured organs. After an abortion, you should eat more protein-rich foods such as fish, meat, eggs, and bean products, and fresh vegetables rich in vitamins to speed up your body's recovery.

1. After an abortion, you should rest in bed for 2 to 3 days. You can get out of bed and move around later. Gradually increase the activity time and read less newspapers and watch less TV.

2. Within 2 weeks after the operation, rest in bed appropriately. Do not engage in heavy physical labor within half a month after the abortion and avoid contact with cold water.

3. Eat more nutritious food to restore your body to normal as soon as possible.

4. Keep the vulva clean and hygienic, wash it with warm water 1-2 times a day, and change sanitary napkins frequently.

5. Do not take a sitz bath within 2 weeks or before vaginal bleeding has stopped. The cervix has not closed after abortion, and the endometrium also has a repair process. During this period, special attention should be paid to keeping the vulva clean and hygienic. Do not take a bath in a tub within half a month after the operation to prevent unclean water from entering the vagina, leading to bacterial invasion and infection.

6. Avoid sexual intercourse within 1 month to prevent genital organ infection. If you have fever, abdominal pain, or vaginal discharge with an unusual odor, seek medical attention immediately.

7. Generally, vaginal bleeding will gradually stop within 3-5 days and will not exceed 10-15 days at most. If the amount of vaginal bleeding exceeds the amount of menstrual blood and lasts too long, you need to seek medical treatment promptly.

8. As long as you resume your sexual life after a painless abortion, you must take contraceptive measures to avoid getting pregnant again.

The above is an introduction to what causes bleeding after an abortion. After understanding it, we know that the damage to women's bodies after an abortion is particularly great, so we must pay attention to bed rest after an abortion. In addition, this kind of damage can be effectively avoided, so women must take good contraceptive measures when having sex before they are well prepared for pregnancy.