What are the dangers of improper medical abortion?

Women of childbearing age have been praying for a safe and reliable way to stop pregnancy after contraceptive failure. Nowadays, oral abortion pills such as mifepristone and misoprostol are available, which are very effective. However, if used improperly, serious reactions and complications may occur.

What are the dangers of improper medical abortion?

Some people use this drug carelessly without fully understanding its pros and cons, leading to dangerous situations.

For example, a pregnant woman took medicine to induce an abortion at home. At first, no embryonic sac was expelled, but on the fourth day, she suddenly had abdominal pain. She turned pale and was in a state of shock. The doctor diagnosed it as an ectopic pregnancy. Fortunately, she was rescued in time and was out of danger. Another pregnant woman had a medical abortion in the hospital, but was anxious to be discharged. As a result, she suffered heavy bleeding on the way home and had to rush back to the hospital for an emergency surgery to curettage. Another pregnant woman had continuous vaginal bleeding for more than 40 days after the medical abortion. She tried to use menstruation to flush out the residual tissue, but did not have a timely curettage, which also led to heavy bleeding. Although she was rescued, she had already developed anemia and pelvic infection.

Experts warn: Repeated medical abortion, especially within a short period of time, is very harmful.

Finally, it needs to be emphasized that many women, especially unmarried women, often have a wrong perception that medical abortion is like menstruation and will not affect their health, so they do not pay attention to taking effective contraceptive measures; once they find out they are pregnant, they ask for medical abortion, and some do it two or three times a year, which is obviously detrimental to their health.