How long does it take for medical abortion to be effective?

Many people's ideas about sex life are becoming more and more open, especially many women always enjoy sex life too early before marriage, which will lead to the phenomenon of artificial abortion around us frequently. Abortion has a great impact on women's physical and mental health. Many women will choose medical abortion if they find out early, but medical abortion must grasp the time well, especially how long it will take for the substance to flow out after taking the medicine. Let's understand how long the medical abortion medicine is effective.

How long does it take for medical abortion to be effective?

This is usually within 6 hours of taking misoprostol.

1. You need to stay in the hospital for observation for 1 hour after the tissue is discharged. If the vaginal bleeding is not too much, you can go home and rest.

2. Get adequate rest within 2 weeks after abortion, eat nutritious food, and avoid doing heavy physical labor.

3. Pay attention to the cleanliness of the perineum. Avoid bathing and sexual intercourse when vaginal bleeding has not stopped.

4. In the first 2 to 3 days after abortion, the amount of vaginal bleeding is generally equivalent to or slightly more than the menstrual amount. If the amount of vaginal bleeding is heavy or continues to be unclean or lasts for more than 10 days, you should seek medical attention promptly.

5. Patients with no tissue discharge should be observed for 2 weeks after medication, and attention should be paid to whether tissue is discharged during defecation and urination. Weekly urine pregnancy tests.

6. Ovulation may resume soon after a miscarriage, so contraceptive measures should be taken to avoid pregnancy again.

Medical abortion can be chosen if the pregnancy time is within 49 days. Medical abortion avoids the pain of artificial abortion, which is the difference between medical abortion and surgical abortion. However, there are also some disadvantages. Medical abortion may not be clean, that is, the embryo may not be expelled at one time, which may cause residue, and a second uterine cleaning will be required.

The methods used for artificial abortion include vacuum suction abortion, forceps curettage, and medical abortion. The difference between artificial abortion and medical abortion is that artificial abortion is more painful than medical abortion, but easier to clean. Both medical abortion and surgical abortion are harmful to the human body.

The above is an introduction to how long the medication for medical abortion is effective. After understanding it, we know that after taking the medication, there will be discharge within six hours. However, for the sake of physical safety, women must stay in the hospital for observation after taking medication for abortion to avoid excessive blood loss.