Which is less harmful to women, medical abortion or surgical abortion? There are three fundamental differences between medical abortion and surgical abortion.

Whether it is surgical abortion or medical abortion, it is the result of an unexpected pregnancy. If you don't want to give birth, you will think of taking measures to terminate the pregnancy. There are currently two methods to terminate pregnancy: one is to terminate pregnancy through medication, and the other is to terminate pregnancy through artificial surgery. Since you want to terminate pregnancy, you have to choose the one that is less harmful to your body. So which one is less harmful, medical abortion or surgical abortion? What is the difference between medical abortion and surgical abortion?

Which is less harmful, medical abortion or surgical abortion?

In fact, both methods are very harmful to the body, but it is a fact that medical abortion is less harmful to the human body. Medical abortion is performed by the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol acting on the human body to expel the pregnancy tissue in the uterine cavity. If the patient can successfully undergo medical abortion, the risk of medical abortion is relatively small, after all, there is no operation on the uterine cavity. Artificial abortion is performed through uterine cavity operation with surgical instruments, sucking out or scraping the pregnancy tissue in the uterine cavity out of the uterine cavity, which is relatively harmful to the human body. If the patient has undergone medical abortion one week after the gynecological ultrasound examination, there is intrauterine residual or medical abortion failed, and a uterine curettage is required, which is also more harmful to the human body. After artificial abortion, it is generally recommended to have an outpatient review one week. If there is intrauterine residual, a second uterine curettage is required.

What is the difference between medical abortion and surgical abortion?

The difference between medical abortion and artificial abortion: As the name implies, medical abortion is to terminate pregnancy with drugs, while artificial abortion is performed through artificial surgery. This is the fundamental difference between the two in terms of operation methods. There are also the following 3 differences:

1. Time difference

Medically, the time for medical abortion is strictly controlled within 49 days after menopause. The time for artificial abortion can be done within 14 weeks of pregnancy. If it exceeds 14 weeks, induced labor is required. By the way, the best time is between 35-50 days after menopause, because at this time the uterus is not too large, there is not much pregnancy tissue, and the fetus is also small, which is easy to suction out, the operation time is short, and there is less bleeding.

2. Different causes of infection

The infection of medical abortion is usually caused by not paying attention to the hygiene of the vulva, or having sex again before fully recovering from the abortion, which can induce genital inflammation, vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, and foul-smelling vaginal discharge. The infection of artificial abortion is manifested in the damage of the endometrium and uterine muscle layer, which makes habitual abortion and premature birth more likely to occur in the next pregnancy.

3. Different recovery times

Medical abortion takes a long time, and after taking the medicine, there will be long-term vaginal bleeding. The recovery time of artificial abortion is relatively shorter, as long as you pay enough attention.

Which one recovers faster, medical abortion or surgical abortion?

Theoretically, the recovery time of medical abortion is faster than that of surgical abortion. Medical abortion is to expel the gestational sac from the body by taking medicine. It does not operate in the uterine cavity and will not affect the uterine environment of women. Therefore, medical abortion has a relatively small impact on women's bodies, and women recover faster after surgery. Medical abortion is suitable for women within 49 days of pregnancy, but the success rate of medical abortion is lower than that of surgical abortion. Medical abortion is prone to incomplete abortion, which involves secondary uterine curettage, which is more harmful to women. Surgical abortion is suitable for women who are 35-60 days pregnant. It needs to be operated in the uterine cavity. It is now mostly performed under anesthesia. Women will not feel pain during the operation, and the abortion is relatively thorough. In addition, the degree of recovery after abortion depends on the woman's own situation.

Message: Here I would like to advise you to pay attention to contraception, because both surgical abortion and medical abortion are very harmful to the female body, and repeated surgical and medical abortions will lead to thinning of the endometrium, which will lead to infertility, so please pay attention to it.