How to take care of women after abortion? There are eight major hazards of abortion for women.

Many women get pregnant unexpectedly, but when they are unable to keep the baby, they will choose to have an abortion to achieve the effect of contraception. Experts remind that abortion is harmful to women's health, so they should take timely health care. The following introduces the harm of abortion and health care methods after abortion for your reference.

In modern society, people's minds are becoming more and more open, and there are more and more unmarried men and women living together, which leads to an increase in the number of women who have unexpected pregnancies. Unexpected pregnancies bring a lot of inconveniences to life and work, so many people choose to have an abortion. Although an abortion is a minor operation, it has a great impact on women's health. So what are the dangers of having an abortion for women? How to maintain health after an abortion? The following will introduce them one by one for your reference.

What are the dangers of abortion for women?

1. Endometriosis

Repeated suction of uterine cavity contents may cause adhesion of the uterine cavity and cervical canal, and may also cause intrauterine blood accumulation or menstrual blood to flow back into the abdominal cavity, causing endometriosis and cyclical lower abdominal pain.

2. Long-term complications

Such as chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, abnormal menstruation, secondary infertility, and endometriosis.

3. Uterine perforation, life-threatening

During pregnancy, the uterine wall becomes soft and thin. Multiple pregnancies and multiple abortions can easily pierce the soft and thin uterine wall, causing uterine perforation and endangering life.

4. Complications during subsequent pregnancy

Infertility, high rates of late miscarriage, high rates of premature birth, high perinatal mortality, increased rates of antepartum and postpartum bleeding, and increased neonatal hemolytic disease.

5. Amenorrhea

Continuous abortions will damage the basal layer of the endometrium repeatedly, causing the functional layer to be unable to grow again. At this time, although the ovaries are fully functional and ovulate on time every month, the functional layer of the endometrium cannot regenerate after shedding, so menstruation will not occur, resulting in amenorrhea.

6. Dystocia and retained placenta during subsequent pregnancy

Repeated abortions often require scraping of the endometrium. The more times the scraping is done, the more damage the endometrium suffers. When you want to get pregnant again, placenta implantation and adhesion are more likely to occur, resulting in dystocia and retained placenta.

7. Recent complications

Incomplete artificial abortion, vaginal bleeding lasting more than 15 days after surgery; endometritis, adnexitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc. due to infection with pathogenic bacteria within 2 weeks after surgery; intrauterine blood accumulation; intrauterine adhesions, postoperative amenorrhea or significantly reduced menstrual volume, sometimes accompanied by periodic lower abdominal pain or uterine enlargement and blood accumulation.

8. Intraoperative Complications

Abortion syndrome is also known as cardio-cerebral syndrome, with an incidence rate of 12%. The patient suddenly develops a series of symptoms such as bradycardia, arrhythmia, low blood pressure, pale face, profuse sweating, etc. In severe cases, even fainting and convulsions may occur; uterine perforation; missed aspiration, failure to aspirate the embryonic tissue, and the pregnancy continues to develop.

How to take care of yourself after abortion?

1. You need to rest for 2 weeks after painless abortion.

2. Do not take a sitz bath within 2 weeks or before vaginal bleeding has stopped.

3. Within 2 weeks after the operation, rest in bed appropriately and avoid heavy physical labor.

4. Keep the vulva clean and hygienic, wash it with warm water 1 to 2 times a day, and change sanitary napkins frequently.

5. Avoid sexual intercourse within one month to prevent genital infection. If you have fever, abdominal pain or vaginal discharge with an abnormal odor, seek medical attention immediately.

6. Eat more nutritious food to restore your body to normal as soon as possible. Generally speaking, avoid cold drinks 7 to 10 days after surgery and avoid spicy food within one month.

7. Generally, vaginal bleeding stops gradually in 3 to 5 days and lasts no longer than 10 to 15 days. If the amount of vaginal bleeding exceeds the amount of menstrual blood and lasts for too long, you need to seek medical treatment in time.

8. After painless artificial abortion, as long as you resume your sexual life, you must take contraceptive measures to avoid getting pregnant again. Under normal circumstances, the endometrial repair period is about half a year. Therefore, special attention should be paid to prevent the uterus from being damaged by another pregnancy.