Doctors recommend abstaining from sex one week before an abortion! Can I still have an abortion if I have had sex before one?

If you have had an abortion and had sex before the operation, you need to delay the abortion to avoid postoperative infection and cervicitis and vaginitis. After the abortion is delayed, you need to abstain from sex again. If you have had an abortion and had sex before the operation, you need to observe whether there is any abnormality in the postoperative bleeding, and it is best to take anti-inflammatory drugs such as metronidazole to reduce the occurrence of infection.

Abortion refers to a method of terminating pregnancy by artificial or drug means within three months of pregnancy. Before an abortion, in order to avoid postoperative infection, the doctor will inform you of precautions, including ensuring private hygiene and avoiding sexual intercourse within three days before the abortion. However, some people tend to ignore these precautions. What if you have sex before the abortion?
1. What to do if you have sex before abortion
1. Delay the abortion <br/>You cannot have sex within 48 hours before the abortion. Eating and drinking within 12 hours on the day of the operation will also have adverse effects on the abortion. Therefore, after having sex before the abortion, the abortion can only be delayed for at least three days. During this period, you must also ensure the hygiene of your private parts and choose breathable, cotton underwear. In order to recover faster after the operation, the diet before the operation should be light and avoid the intake of heavy-tasting foods.
2. Abstinence one week before surgery <br/> Although it is clinically believed that sexual intercourse should not be allowed within three days before surgery, it is best to stop sexual intercourse one week before surgery for safety reasons. Having sex before surgery will only increase the risk of infection during and after surgery. Once sexual intercourse contaminates the vagina and other reproductive parts, it is also easy to induce cervicitis, vaginitis and other diseases. Therefore, in order to be responsible for health and not leave sequelae, it is best to abstain from sex one week before surgery.
2. What to do if you have had sex before abortion
1. Observe the bleeding <br/>For women who have had sex before abortion and have undergone surgery, we can only observe whether there is abnormal bleeding in the vagina. Generally, there will be obvious bleeding within three days after abortion, but the amount of bleeding will not exceed the menstrual volume. As long as the bleeding improves within a week, you can pay attention to daily care and private hygiene. It should be noted that it is best not to have sex within one month after the operation, otherwise once the unrecovered uterus is infected by bacteria, it will cause irreversible damage.
2. Use anti-inflammatory drugs <br/>In order to avoid postoperative infection and other problems, you can take anti-inflammatory drugs, such as metronidazole, orally for three days after the abortion. Taking anti-inflammatory drugs every day is one of the effective ways to avoid the risk of infection.