What should I pay attention to when having a medical abortion?

There are many women who have unexpected pregnancies. After an unexpected pregnancy, most women, if they do not plan to have children, usually choose to terminate the pregnancy by abortion. Currently, there are two methods of abortion: medical abortion and artificial abortion. Some people are worried that artificial abortion will have many complications, so they usually choose medical abortion. But what should you pay attention to when doing medical abortion?

What should I pay attention to when having a medical abortion?

1. Keep the breast meridians "unobstructed" after medical abortion

During medical abortion, the newly developed mammary glands stop growing, the alveoli become smaller and even disappear, and the mammary glands recover. However, this recovery is usually incomplete, so it is easy to induce lobular hyperplasia of the breast. Causes breast lumps and breast pain. “Pain occurs when there is blockage”. If you dredge the meridians as soon as possible, the suddenly stagnant Qi and blood will start flowing again. You can avoid breast lumps and breast pain caused by improper “confinement period”. Commonly used “tong” methods include “abortion protective soup”, etc.

2. The uterus should be carefully "cared for" after medical abortion

During medical abortion, the mother's cervix and endometrium are inevitably damaged, and the wounds to the cervix cause the uterus's own resistance to decrease. The cervix itself is a susceptible site for HPV infection, and modern science has confirmed that HPV infection is directly related to cervical cancer.

3. Pay more attention to rest and diet after medical abortion

Traditional Chinese medicine points out that: "The care required for a miscarriage is ten times that of a normal birth", which means that abortion or miscarriage suddenly stops the normal physiological process of the human body, which causes greater harm than a normal delivery, so you must pay attention to care. Although it doesn’t mean you have to stay in bed for 10 months, you should at least stay in bed for half a month after a miscarriage.

4. Hygiene and contraception after medical abortion should be more careful

During medical abortion, retrograde infection is prone to occur due to new trauma to the uterus and vaginal bleeding, so bathing in a tub is prohibited before the abortion is completed. Pay attention to local hygiene. It is better to take a shower instead of a bath in a tub to prevent sewage from entering the vagina and causing infection. Usually a small amount of antibiotics can be given to prevent infection. No sexual intercourse for one month.

5. If necessary, the short confinement period is the same as the long confinement period.

A miscarriage of 10-24 weeks requires at least one month of recuperation, and the methods and precautions are basically the same as those for a long period of confinement.

The process of medical abortion

1. When women undergo medical abortion, they must be strictly screened before using the medicine, including asking about medical history, conducting a full physical examination and gynecological examination, and conducting laboratory tests such as urine pregnancy test, vaginal cleanliness, Trichomonas and fungi, blood routine and blood type tests, and B-ultrasound examination when necessary.

2. During the abortion process, in addition to paying attention to blood pressure, pulse, and side effects of conservative treatment, women should be monitored and all urine and feces should be kept in a clean bedpan during hospitalization. A dedicated person should check and record the presence of a gestational sac and the time of its excretion, the size of the gestational sac, and the amount of bleeding. If there is active bleeding before or after the expulsion of the fetal sac, uterotonics can be given or curettage can be performed immediately to stop the bleeding.

3. The commonly used dose for medical abortion.

4. After a female has had a medical abortion, if the gestational sac has not been expelled after 6 hours of observation and there is not much bleeding, she can go home and follow up on the date specified by the doctor. If you pass tissue at home, take it to your doctor for examination.