Which is less harmful, medical abortion or surgical abortion? This article will help you understand

Compared with surgical abortion, medical abortion is less harmful to women, with a success rate of up to 90%, and generally there will be no incomplete abortion. The operation only takes a few minutes, and you can rest for half an hour after the operation and then be discharged from the hospital on your own. Complications rarely occur.

Some women may get pregnant unexpectedly if they do not take safety measures during sex. If they do not want to have children after an unexpected pregnancy, they need to have an abortion. There are two methods: medical abortion and surgical abortion. Medical abortion is commonly said to be abortion through medication, while surgical abortion is through surgery. Both methods have their own advantages, but both will cause damage to women's bodies. So which one is less harmful, medical abortion or surgical abortion?
1. Comparison of the success rates of medical abortion and surgical abortion
1. Medical abortion <br/>The success rate of medical abortion is about 75%. This is because some women may have unclean conditions after medical abortion. This is the residual fetal membrane tissue, which can cause women to have hemorrhage. In this case, curettage is required in time, otherwise there is a risk of life.
2. Surgical abortion <br/>The success rate of surgical abortion is higher than that of medical abortion, usually reaching 90%, and generally there will be no incomplete abortion. If this happens during the operation, the patient will react immediately and can receive timely treatment.
2. Comparison of the harm of medical abortion and surgical abortion
1. Medical abortion <br/>Medical abortion generally does less harm to women's cervix, but patients may experience digestive system reactions such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension and diarrhea after taking the medicine, and may also experience cervical adhesions, endometriosis, and fallopian tube blockage. If the medical abortion is not complete, women will need to undergo a curettage, which will cause great harm to women's physical and mental health.
2. Surgical abortion <br/>Currently, the main surgical abortion method is painless abortion technology, which is a minimally invasive surgery. It will cause less damage to the female cervix and generally will not cause the side effects of medical abortion. Visual technology is used during the operation, so uterine perforation will usually not occur, and the chance of complications will be lower than that of medical abortion. In addition, surgical abortion rarely results in incomplete scraping. Whether it is medical abortion or surgical abortion, it will cause great harm to the body, so patients should try not to eat raw or cold food after abortion and should rest in bed.
3. Comparison of postoperative recovery between medical abortion and surgical abortion
1. Medical abortion <br/>After medical abortion, most women will have continuous vaginal bleeding, and the bleeding will last for a long time. During this period, it is easy to induce a variety of gynecological inflammations, such as cervicitis, vaginitis, etc., and may also cause fallopian tube obstruction, resulting in infertility. Some women will also have some sequelae.
2. Abortion <br/>The recovery time after abortion is relatively fast. The operation usually only takes a few minutes. You can be discharged from the hospital after resting for half an hour after the operation. However, you need to supplement nutrition and pay attention to rest after the operation. Generally, complications rarely occur.