What is the most appropriate time to have an abortion during pregnancy? What should you pay attention to after an abortion?

Some women need to give up the fetus after an unexpected pregnancy due to physical illness or fetal reasons, and terminate the pregnancy through artificial abortion. Generally speaking, when is the most appropriate time for abortion? Next, let me give you a detailed introduction to this female friend.

The best time for abortion is generally before 9 weeks of pregnancy, but to determine how long you can have an abortion, you need to refer to some preoperative test results. But if the embryo is too large, even when it has grown bones, it cannot be sucked out with the largest straw. At this time, you can only be hospitalized to induce labor with drugs or water bags, and then have your uterus cleaned after the embryo and most of the placenta are expelled.

If the abortion is unsuccessful, it is necessary to resort to curettage, which is to use an instrument to directly scrape the embryo and placenta out of the uterus. This operation is risky and can easily cause cervical injury and increased bleeding during the operation. It also increases the risk of infection, uterine injury, and postoperative intrauterine adhesions. Therefore, if you plan to terminate the pregnancy due to an unexpected pregnancy, try to do it within 2 months of pregnancy.

Things to note after abortion

1. Pay attention to rest and strengthen nutrition. You should rest in bed for 2-3 days after the abortion. If the recovery is good, you can get out of bed and move around. Avoid heavy physical labor and cold water labor for 1 month after the abortion to avoid catching cold. Pay attention to increasing nutrition, eat more protein-rich foods such as fish, meat, eggs, bean products, and fresh vegetables rich in vitamins to promote the repair of the endometrium.

2. Keep the vulva clean and strictly prohibit sexual intercourse. The cervix has not completely closed after the abortion, and the endometrium also has a process of repair. Therefore, special attention should be paid to keeping the vulva clean and hygienic after the operation. The underwear should be washed and changed frequently, and can be placed in the sun to sterilize. You can only take a shower for half a month after the operation, and you cannot take a sitz bath to prevent dirty water from entering the vagina and causing infection. Sexual intercourse is strictly prohibited within one month after the abortion. It is recommended to have sexual intercourse after the uterus recovers one month later. Having sexual intercourse too early can easily cause acute endometritis and pelvic inflammatory disease, and can also cause secondary infertility.

3. Observe the bleeding. If vaginal bleeding lasts for more than one week after abortion, or is accompanied by lower abdominal pain, fever, turbid leucorrhea with a foul odor, etc., you should go to the hospital for a follow-up visit in time.

4. Adhere to contraception. After abortion, the ovarian and uterine functions gradually recover, and the ovaries ovulate on schedule. If you do not adhere to contraception, you will soon become pregnant again. Therefore, after abortion, you should choose reliable contraceptive measures as soon as possible, and you must insist on contraception as the main measure. You cannot use abortion as a contraceptive measure.

Many women do not take abortion seriously, and now more and more younger women are having abortions. In fact, abortion is extremely harmful to the uterus, especially repeated or improper abortions, which will not only affect women's health and cause infertility, but in severe cases may be life-threatening. Therefore, all female friends must learn to cherish themselves, take contraceptive measures, and not cause serious consequences for the sake of temporary pleasure.