How to get an abortion if you are a minor

It is generally not advisable to engage in sexual activity under the age of eighteen. However, with the current social and economic development, people's ideas are becoming more and more open, and there have been many cases of abortions before the age of 18 in society. This type of case is very common in hospitals. So what about abortion if a woman is under 18 years old? How to have an abortion?

If a minor is pregnant, it is recommended that she inform her parents, and have them accompany her to a reliable hospital to terminate the pregnancy. According to the situation, she can choose an appropriate method, including painless abortion, medical abortion, etc. It is recommended to go to a reliable tertiary hospital for abortion surgery as much as possible. The best time to do an abortion surgery is around 6 to 8 weeks of pregnancy, and it must be done only when it is confirmed that the pregnancy is intrauterine.

The cervical canal of a woman who has never given birth appears to be a relatively slender cylinder. If a normal abortion is to be performed, it must be expanded with metal instruments. The damage caused by this operation is obvious, and the muscles or fibers of the hysteroscope may be broken. When a woman is pregnant for the first time, the cervix will become very loose due to scars, and the young embryo will easily fall out of the uterus, and in severe cases, habitual miscarriage will occur.

The cervical canal dilated by metal instruments is very susceptible to bacterial infection, and is more likely to cause endometritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, or salpingitis, and sometimes infertility.

Things to pay attention to after painless abortion

After a painless abortion, women must not have sex before their first menstruation to avoid increasing the risk of infection or repeated miscarriages. Taking these precautions after a painful abortion will be of great help to women's health.

You can take a shower normally after an abortion, but you must pay attention to drying your hair after washing it to protect the health of your hair. You must also keep warm to avoid catching a fever, which can cause more serious harm to your body.

You cannot take a bath or swim in public places within half a month after the operation or before the vaginal bleeding stops. Patients need to pay more attention to rest and also need to improve their nutrition to facilitate physical recovery. If the patient has fever, abdominal pain, or the female secretions have an unusual odor, this is probably due to infection, so the woman should go to the hospital for treatment immediately.