Does abortion require hospitalization?

Abortion is a very common abortion surgery nowadays. Although the application of painless abortion has greatly reduced the pain of women during the operation, the impact of abortion on women's health is still very large. Many people are also worried that the abortion operation will take a long time, and they may not even have time to stay in the hospital for recuperation. So does an abortion require hospitalization? What precautions should be taken after an abortion? Let's take a closer look!

When it comes to whether abortion requires hospitalization, it must be a topic that the surgeon is very concerned about. First of all, we know that the entire process of abortion surgery, from preoperative examination to postoperative observation, takes about 2 to 4 hours. Generally speaking, abortion often does not require hospitalization, because the entire operation process is relatively simple. As long as you stay in the hospital for observation for a period of time after the operation, you can be discharged and go home on the same day if there is no other discomfort.

Generally speaking, the answer to the question of whether hospitalization is required for abortion is no, but there are a series of precautions to be taken when returning home after the abortion:

(1) After an abortion, you should take good rest. You should not go back to work immediately or do a lot of physical activity. This will help avoid adverse effects after the operation.

(2) After an abortion, you must pay attention to personal hygiene, especially the cleaning of the vulva. Because the cervix has not completely closed after an abortion, it is very easy to cause retrograde bacterial infection. Therefore, you must pay attention to regular cleaning to avoid the possibility of postoperative infection.

(3) After an abortion, a woman’s body is very weak. If she is not careful, she may develop a series of gynecological inflammations due to infection. Therefore, sexual intercourse should be prohibited for at least one month after an abortion to prevent infection of the cervix and uterine cavity.

The above is the introduction about whether hospitalization is required for abortion. Generally speaking, hospitalization is not required after abortion. However, if abdominal pain or bleeding occurs after abortion, you must return to the hospital for help in time to avoid a series of risks and crises caused by uterine rupture or incomplete abortion.