Will painless uterine curettage hurt?

Curettage, which we often call curettage, was a common method of artificial abortion in the early days. However, many people are afraid of pain, so with the advancement of medicine, painless curettage has come into being. However, many people still want to know whether painless curettage hurts or not. Below I will introduce some relevant situations in detail, I hope you can understand them.

Curettage is also known as dilation and curettage, which is the most commonly used method for early induced abortion. Although curettage does not require surgery, it is also a gynecological surgery and must be performed under strict disinfection. The operation is divided into two steps. The first step is to dilate the cervix to a sufficient size, and the second step is to use a curette to extend into the uterine cavity and scrape out the embryo. The longer the pregnancy lasts, the larger the fetus will be. At this time, the cervix needs to be dilated to the maximum limit to scrape out the fetus, so scraping the uterus becomes more difficult. At the same time, the longer the pregnancy lasts, the softer the uterus will become, and the chance of piercing the uterus during surgery will naturally increase.

Choose your timing

Once incomplete abortion, delayed abortion, or hydatidiform mole is diagnosed, uterine curettage can be performed if there are no special contraindications (including visceral diseases such as heart and lung, blood diseases, infections, etc.); if artificial termination of pregnancy is desired, it should be performed within 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Technical steps

1. Body position: lithotomy position.

2. Rinse and disinfect the vulva and vagina routinely.

3. Use cervical clamp to fix the upper lip of the cervix during uterine exploration. Send the probe along the direction of the uterine body to the fundus of the uterus to understand the size of the uterus.

4. Dilate the cervix Use a cervical dilator to dilate the cervical canal until the intrauterine suction device can pass through it.

5. During uterine curettage, insert the uterine suction device into the uterine cavity without negative pressure. Then maintain negative pressure and perform repeated scraping and suction, being gentle throughout the entire process. If the suction tip is blocked by tissue during suction, the tissue should be quickly removed before continuing suction. If there are no conditions for suction uterus, curettage and dilatation can be performed.

When suctioning the uterus, pay special attention to the uterine corners and fundus on both sides. If you feel there is still tissue, scrape it with a curette. If you feel that the uterine wall has become rough and observe bloody foam in the suction bottle, and the uterus is significantly shrunk during examination, it means that the uterus has been emptied and the operation can be ended.

The above introduces some basic information about painless uterine curettage. From the above introduction, we can know that painless uterine curettage is painless. I hope it can help you in life. I wish you all a happy life!