The role of curettage after abortion

We all know that abortion is extremely harmful to women's bodies. If it is not handled in time, it will also affect women's pregnancy again. Especially after an abortion, it is sometimes easy to cause some residue in the uterus, so women's uterus needs to be cleaned out. However, many women often have little knowledge of medical knowledge and always think that there is nothing wrong after an abortion. In fact, this is not the case. Let's take a look at the role of cleaning out the uterus after an abortion.

The role of curettage after abortion

Curettage is different from abortion. It is used to remove the tissue remaining in the uterine cavity after incomplete abortion, help repair the uterus, and reduce the possibility of bleeding or infection.

You can choose painless uterine curettage, but it depends on the medical level of the hospital you visit. Whenever artificial abortion is mentioned, people will naturally think of curettage, so curettage has almost become synonymous with artificial abortion.

This is not the case. Curettage is only the most commonly used method for early abortion. Although curettage does not require surgery, it is also a gynecological surgery and must be performed under strict disinfection.

The operation is divided into two steps.

The first step is to dilate the cervix to a sufficient size.

The second step is to use a curette to reach into the uterine cavity and scrape out the embryo.

The longer the pregnancy lasts, the larger the fetus will be. At this time, the cervix needs to be dilated to the maximum limit to scrape out the fetus, so scraping the uterus becomes more difficult. At the same time, the longer the pregnancy lasts, the softer the uterus will become, and the chance of piercing the uterus during surgery will naturally increase.

Therefore, generally speaking, curettage can only be used to scrape out the fetus within three months of pregnancy, and it is not advisable to use curettage after three months.

The above is an introduction to the role of uterine cleaning after abortion. After understanding it, we know that uterine cleaning after abortion also needs to be determined based on personal circumstances. If there are residues in the uterus, uterine cleaning must be performed to ensure a successful and smooth pregnancy in the future. In addition, in order to avoid such symptoms, female friends should try to take necessary measures when having sex before they are fully prepared.