What will happen if I have a medical abortion?

Now there is a technology that can be performed without surgery, which allows women to end pregnancy by taking medicine without any operation. However, there are many precautions when having a medical abortion. It is not suitable for everyone. In addition, incomplete medical abortion may cause inflammation and may also cause infertility, so special attention needs to be paid when having a medical abortion.

Related hazards

1. Cause inflammation: Since the embryonic sac tissue in the uterine cavity can be discharged on the same day after medical abortion, sometimes the pregnancy tissue is not completely discharged, the uterine membrane is not restored well, and the vaginal bleeding time is longer, which can last for 2-3 weeks or even 1-2 months. Long-term chronic blood loss can cause anemia and reduce the body's resistance. At this time, bacteria often travel back through the vagina and cause inflammation of the endometrium.

2. Low success rate: In recent years, there have been many cases of infertility and gynecological inflammation caused by going to the hospital for curettage surgery due to poor abortion results from medical treatment. Mifepristone, which is used for medical abortion, has only been around for a little over a decade, and clinical trials are not sufficient. The success rate is only 75%.

3. Cause infertility: Medical abortion can easily lead to fallopian tube blockage and cervical adhesion, causing infertility; unclean medical abortion and improper uterine curettage can also cause infertility; medical abortion causes excessive damage to the uterus and ovaries, and is therefore also one of the causes of infertility.

4. Repeated medical abortion, especially within a short period of time, is very harmful:

(1) First of all, it should be understood that the drug used, RU486, is a progesterone receptor antagonist, which works by "interfering" with endocrine function;

(2) It takes time for the ovaries to recover after "disturbance", otherwise disorders are inevitable;

(3) Bleeding caused by medical abortion is a direct harm to the body;

(4) Infection may also occur due to local damage, bleeding, low resistance, etc.;

(5) The drug itself is a hormone. After a complete miscarriage, cysts may grow in the ovaries, and you need to take Guizhi Fuling Capsules. It needs to be emphasized that many women, especially unmarried women, often have a wrong perception that medical abortion is like menstruation and will not affect their health, so they do not attach importance to taking effective contraceptive measures; once they find out they are pregnant, they ask for medical abortion, and some do it two or three times a year, which will obviously harm their health.