Does curettage cause great harm to the uterus?

Curettage, also known as uterine curettage surgery, is a relatively common method of abortion. It is important to know that uterine curettage is very harmful to human health, and the later the curettage is done, the greater the harm to the uterus and the overall health of women. This operation may cause health problems such as damage to uterine function, incomplete miscarriage or bacterial infection. Next, I will introduce you to the relevant knowledge of curettage!

1. How is uterine curettage performed?

Curettage is the process of scraping and removing endometrial tissue in the uterus or terminating pregnancy. It is suitable for incomplete delayed abortion, hydatidiform mole, and artificial abortion.

Second, the second curettage is very harmful to the uterus

Regardless of the purpose of curettage, whether it is to remove residual embryonic tissue or for normal abortion, the embryo on the endometrium needs to be removed, which will cause damage to the uterus to a certain extent, especially for patients undergoing a second curettage. Therefore, curettage can cause great damage to the female uterus.

3. The later the curettage is performed, the greater the harm

Curettage is a procedure that dilates the cervix to a certain extent before scraping out the embryo, so the longer the pregnancy, the greater the dilation of the cervix, and the thinner and softer the uterus becomes, the greater the damage to the uterus.

If it is a second uterine curettage, the later the curettage is done, the higher the probability that the residual embryo will infect the uterus, which will also cause serious damage to the uterus.

4. How much damage does curettage do to the uterus?

1. Destroy uterine function

During the uterine curettage operation, the doctor cannot see the situation inside the uterus and can only perform the operation based on clinical experience and feeling. Therefore, it is possible to over-curettage during this process, causing damage to the uterus and disrupting the normal function of the uterus.

2. Incomplete abortion

If the curettage is incomplete, a small amount of embryonic tissue will remain in the uterus, causing abdominal pain when the uterus contracts. It may also cause symptoms such as bleeding, adhesion, and infection.

3. Bacterial infection

If it is done in a careful hospital or clinic, the disinfection of instruments is often not in place, the awareness of sterility is poor, and surgical infection is prone to occur, or the infection is caused by the patient's own carelessness after the curettage.

4. Cause adhesion of cervix or endometrium

When dilating the uterus, if the doctor's movements are too rough, it may cause inflammation of the cervical endometrium and cause adhesion of the cervix or endometrium.