How long is the right time to have an abortion?

Everyone knows that the older the pregnancy, the greater the risk of miscarriage, and the greater the impact on women's health. So how long is the appropriate time to have an abortion? This is the answer that many pregnant women who want to have an abortion want to know. Let's take a look at it together.

There are two types of artificial abortion surgery: suction uterus (negative pressure aspiration) and curettage. The former is suitable for pregnant women within 10 weeks, and the latter is suitable for pregnant women between 10 and 14 weeks. Within 10 weeks of pregnancy, the uterus is not too large, and the fetus and placenta have not yet formed. It is easy to suck out the fetal mass tissue, with little reaction during the operation, less bleeding, and a short operation time. You can go home after resting for 1 to 2 hours after the operation, and the recovery is also fast, with little impact on the body. Suction uterus can usually be performed in an outpatient clinic. After the pregnant woman has taken the appropriate position, the doctor will wash the patient's vulva and vagina with soapy water and disinfect them with disinfectant. Then use a cervical dilator to dilate the cervix from small to large. When the cervix is ​​dilated to the point where the straw can be inserted, it is ready. After the straw is inserted into the uterine cavity, the artificial abortion suction device at the other end of the straw can work. The straw moves in the uterine cavity and can suck out the fetal sac when it encounters it, and the operation is over. Vaginal bleeding stops about 10 days after the operation.

At 10-14 weeks of pregnancy, as the embryo gradually grows, the placenta has been formed, and the uterus also grows, it is not appropriate to use simple suction abortion at this time, but it is necessary to use forceps curettage abortion, which requires hospitalization for surgery. This operation is difficult, bleeding is heavy, and recovery is relatively slow, which has a certain impact on the body. The operation process is similar to suction abortion, except that the cervix needs to be dilated a little more. Generally, prostaglandins are placed in the vagina before the operation to soften the cervix and facilitate the dilation of the cervix during the operation. During the operation, the fetal membrane must be broken first to let the amniotic fluid flow out, and then the placenta and fetus are sucked out together.

Therefore, pregnant women who need artificial abortion should try to undergo vacuum aspiration surgery within 10 weeks of pregnancy to reduce the pain of the abortion.