How long after abortion should I do ultrasound examination?

How long after a miscarriage should you do an ultrasound checkup? After a normal abortion, you can go back to work after a week of rest. If you are not in good health, it is recommended to rest for a month. Moreover, the ultrasound review about half a month after the abortion is very important and cannot be ignored. Through reexamination, we can find out problems with incomplete flow or post-operative infection, check the recovery of the endometrium, determine the success of the operation and the recovery after abortion, and give some appropriate suggestions.

What are the precautions after abortion?

If you don't take good care of yourself after an abortion, it can easily lead to various gynecological diseases. What are the precautions after an abortion? You should rest in bed for 2-3 days after the abortion. Do not engage in heavy physical labor or work in cold water within half a month to avoid catching cold. You should also eat more protein and foods rich in vitamins.

1. Pay attention to rest and strengthen nutrition. After the abortion, you should rest in bed for 2-3 days, then you can get out of bed and move around, gradually increasing the activity time. Do not engage in heavy physical labor or work in cold water within half a month after the abortion to avoid catching cold. Pay attention to increasing nutrition, eat more protein-rich foods such as fish, meat, eggs, bean products and fresh vegetables rich in vitamins to promote the repair of the endometrium.

2. Keep the vulva clean and strictly prohibit sexual intercourse. After an abortion, the cervix has not completely closed and the endometrium also has a repair process. During this period, special attention should be paid to keeping the vulva clean and hygienic. The sanitary napkins and underwear used should be washed and changed frequently. Do not take a sitz bath within half a month after the operation to prevent dirty water from entering the vagina and causing infection. If you have sex too early after an abortion, it can easily cause acute endometritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and may also lead to secondary infertility. Therefore, sexual intercourse is strictly prohibited within one month after the abortion.

3. Observe the bleeding situation. If vaginal bleeding lasts for more than one week after an abortion, or is even accompanied by lower abdominal pain, fever, turbid and smelly leucorrhea, and other abnormal symptoms, you should go to the hospital for a follow-up visit in time.

4. Adhere to contraception. After abortion, the ovarian and uterine functions gradually recover, and the ovaries ovulate on schedule. If you do not persist in contraception, you will get pregnant again soon. Therefore, after an abortion, you should choose reliable contraceptive measures as soon as possible, and you must insist on contraception as the main method. You cannot use abortion as a contraceptive measure.