Is it necessary to have someone accompany you during abortion?

When having an abortion, people usually need to be accompanied by someone for safety reasons. However, the risk of this operation is not very high. It is a relatively small operation and does not necessarily require someone to accompany you. You just need to be hospitalized for observation for a few days right after the abortion to avoid unnecessary complications. Another thing to note is to observe whether your body has any side effects during the recovery period.

Termination of pregnancy by artificial or medical methods within 3 months of pregnancy is called early pregnancy termination, also known as artificial abortion. It is used as a remedy for unexpected pregnancy due to contraceptive failure. It is also used for those who need to terminate pregnancy due to illness or to prevent congenital malformations or genetic diseases. Artificial abortion can be divided into two methods: surgical abortion and medical abortion. Commonly used methods include vacuum aspiration abortion, forceps curettage abortion and medical abortion.

Pre-medication treatment

1) The doctor should explain the medication method, efficacy and possible side effects to the recipient, and the recipient can make a voluntary choice; 2) Physical examination and testing are the same as vacuum aspiration; 3) The pros and cons of medical abortion should be explained to pregnant women, and they can make a natural choice.

Directions

Mifepristone: Generally, the first dose is given in the outpatient clinic, and the rest can be taken home by the patient; Prostaglandin: Patients are required to come to the hospital for medication and stay in the hospital for observation, take it on an empty stomach on the morning of the third day, or insert it vaginally and stay in the hospital for observation for 6 hours.

Observation after medication

1) Pay attention to the duration and amount of vaginal bleeding after taking mifepristone. If the amount of bleeding is heavy or tissue is discharged, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time; 2) After using prostaglandins, you should stay in the hospital for observation, blood pressure, pulse, diarrhea, abdominal pain, bleeding, and whether the fetal sac is discharged and any side effects of the medication. If some side effects are more obvious, timely symptomatic treatment can be given. 3) After the fetal sac is expelled, a medical staff will carefully check the expelled material (the uterus will be cleaned at any time if there is a lot of bleeding), and the patient will be discharged after 1 hour of observation. Before leaving the hospital, the blood pressure and pulse will be measured, recorded, and the follow-up date and precautions will be given (2 weeks and 6 weeks after abortion);

Patients whose fetal sac has not been expelled will be discharged from the hospital within 6 hours and will be scheduled for ultrasound examination and follow-up within 1 week. If the abortion fails, artificial abortion vacuum aspiration will be performed;

On the 15th day of medication: All subjects were required to return for follow-up visit 2 weeks after taking the medication. If the bleeding is more than the menstrual volume, you should go to the original hospital for examination. For patients diagnosed with incomplete abortion through B-ultrasound and HCG examination, uterine curettage should be performed as appropriate and the patient should be sent for pathological examination.

Postoperative precautions

1) Follow up on schedule; 2) No sexual intercourse or bathing for one month; 3) Appropriate activities; 4) Take a 2-week vacation; 5) Contraceptive guidance: After medical abortion, you can take short-acting oral contraceptives at the same time, or have an intrauterine device inserted after 2 menstruations.