What does contractions feel like after medical abortion?

Don’t think that uterine contractions only occur when women are pregnant. In fact, whether women have had an abortion or a medical abortion, their uterus will also experience some uterine contractions. Especially for women who choose medical abortion, uterine contractions will be more obvious, because at this time the uterine contractions are mainly to expel some blood stasis in the uterus. So the following article will introduce to women what uterine contractions feel like after medical abortion.

What does it feel like to have uterine contractions after medical abortion?

Uterine contractions will occur after medical abortion. Uterine contractions are an important feature of labor. In short, regular uterine contractions are also called uterine contractions. The contractions are irregular and weak at first, then gradually become regular, becoming increasingly stronger, lasting longer, and with shorter intervals, such as an interval of 2-3 minutes, lasting 50-60 seconds.

Precautions during medical abortion

There are a few things to keep in mind during medical abortion:

1. Monitoring during abortion: During the hospitalization observation period, in addition to paying attention to blood pressure, pulse, and side effects of drugs, all urine and feces must be kept in a clean bedpan, and a dedicated person will check and record the presence of a gestational sac and its discharge time, 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.

2. If the fetal sac has not been expelled and bleeding is not excessive after 6 hours of observation, you can go home and follow up on the date specified by the doctor. If tissue is passed at home, it should be brought to the doctor for examination.

3. If you take any medicine, you must keep warm. You will bleed for 8-15 days after abortion. If you still bleed within 20 days, you should go to the hospital for an ultrasound to see if it has not been completely bleed.

Regardless of whether you choose medical abortion or artificial abortion, you must check your body in all aspects before doing so. It is best to listen to the doctor's advice and choose the abortion method that suits you. If you choose medical abortion, if the abortion is not clean, you will need to perform a uterine curettage, because this will cause greater harm to your body, so you must pay more attention.