What is uterine curettage?

Curettage is a common gynecological operation for women. This type of operation is mainly for women who have fetal remains in the uterus after medical abortion. Curettage is actually a method of negative pressure electric suction of the uterus to clean the fetal tissue. Generally, you cannot have sex within one month after curettage, otherwise it will cause infection.

Curettage surgery is very harmful to the female uterus. If it is performed multiple times, the endometrium will become thinner, and in severe cases, it can cause infertility. Because curettage surgery is mainly to clean up the residual fetal material in the area of ​​incomplete abortion, each cleaning will cause damage to the uterus. Women should try to avoid curettage surgery and protect their uterus. What exactly is curettage surgery?
1. The so-called curettage is a surgery to clean up the residual fetal material in the uterus. After a woman has an abortion or a delivery, the residual placenta needs to be sucked out of the uterus with a negative pressure suction tube to clean up the residual material in the uterus. This is the process of curettage.
2. There are actually two meanings of uterine curettage. One is to go directly to the uterus for curettage after artificial abortion. The other is that after an unexpected abortion, some embryonic material remains in the uterus, and these residues need to be cleaned up manually. In either case, an assessment is required before the uterine curettage to check whether there is infection and whether there are other factors that affect the operation. It needs to be handled in advance. Generally, you need to rest in bed for 1 to 2 weeks after the uterine curettage, and you cannot be overworked. At the same time, you are prohibited from having sex within one month after the operation. Supplement nutrition appropriately and take oral antibiotics. It can promote the recovery of the uterus after surgery and reduce the impact on the next pregnancy.
3. Curettage is to remove the embryos remaining in the uterine cavity by using negative pressure electric suction to help repair the uterus and prevent bleeding or infection. Generally, patients must undergo curettage if medical abortion fails or postpartum bleeding exceeds 14 days. Curettage is different from artificial abortion. Artificial abortion also uses negative pressure electric suction, but the purpose is to implant pregnancy. Curettage is indeed a remedial measure. Generally, after the curettage, you must go to the hospital for a follow-up examination after the first menstruation.