Can I wash my vagina after having an abortion?

Abortion is harmful to women, so you should pay attention to protecting yourself. If you are not ready to have a child, you must take contraceptive measures. Even if you want to have an abortion, you must choose a regular large hospital. The first few days after an abortion are an important period and care should be taken in all aspects. So can you wash your private parts after an abortion? After an abortion, it is necessary to ensure the cleanliness of the vulva, so you can clean the lower part appropriately to avoid infection.

Even if there is bleeding after an abortion, you can still clean the vulva. What you need to pay attention to after an abortion is that you cannot have sexual intercourse, take a bath, or do vaginal douching within one month. Because the cervix has not yet closed, it can cause ascending infection, leading to endometritis or even endometriosis. It is okay to only clean the vulva after an abortion. You should also only clean the vulva and not irrigate the vagina on a normal basis.

1. Pay attention to rest and strengthen nutrition. After the abortion, you should rest in bed for 2 to 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, enhancing the body's resistance to disease, and promoting early repair of damaged organs. After an abortion, you should eat more protein-rich foods such as fish, meat, eggs, and bean products, as well as fresh vegetables rich in vitamins to speed up your body's recovery.

2. Keep the vulva clean and strictly prohibit sexual intercourse. After 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 sexual intercourse 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 other abnormal symptoms such as lower abdominal pain, fever, turbid and foul-smelling leucorrhea, you should go to the hospital for timely examination and treatment.

4. Adhere to contraception. After the abortion, the ovarian and uterine functions gradually recovered and the ovaries produced eggs on schedule. If you don't stick to contraception, you will get pregnant again soon. Therefore, women should choose reliable contraceptive measures as soon as possible after an abortion. Abortion can only be used as a remedial surgery as a last resort after contraceptive failure. Contraception must be the main method and abortion cannot be used as a contraceptive measure.