What are the characteristics and symptoms of miscarriage?

The menstruation is late, the mood is depressed, and then you find out that the child who should not come comes as expected. The lack of sexual knowledge brings endless worries and pain. What should you do when you encounter such problems? Let us learn about the characteristics and symptoms of miscarriage.

The main features are postmenopausal vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain.

1. Threatened abortion Before 8 weeks of pregnancy, it is often manifested by a small amount of vaginal bleeding, followed by paroxysmal lower abdominal pain or back pain. Gynecological examination shows that the cervix is ​​not open, the fetal membrane is not ruptured, the products of pregnancy are not discharged, and the size of the uterus is consistent with the number of weeks of amenorrhea. After rest and treatment, some patients get better. If the amount of vaginal bleeding increases or the lower abdominal pain worsens, it may develop into inevitable abortion.

2. Inevitable miscarriage means that miscarriage is inevitable. It develops from threatened miscarriage. At this time, the amount of vaginal bleeding increases, the paroxysmal lower abdominal pain worsens, or vaginal discharge (rupture of membranes) occurs. Gynecological examination shows that the cervix has dilated, and sometimes the embryonic tissue or fetal sac can be seen blocking the cervix. The size of the uterus is consistent with the number of weeks of amenorrhea or slightly smaller. At this time, the uterine contraction gradually intensifies, and if it continues to progress, the pregnancy tissue may be partially or completely discharged, developing into an incomplete or complete miscarriage.

3. Incomplete abortion refers to the development of inevitable abortion when the products of pregnancy have been partially discharged from the body and some remain in the uterine cavity. The residual products of pregnancy in the uterine cavity affect the contraction of the uterus, causing continuous uterine bleeding and even hemorrhagic shock due to excessive bleeding. Gynecological examination shows that the cervix has been dilated and blood is constantly flowing out of the cervix. Sometimes placental tissue can be seen blocking the cervix or some products of pregnancy have been discharged into the vagina, while some remain in the uterine cavity. Generally, the uterus is smaller than the number of weeks of amenorrhea.

4. Complete abortion means that all the products of pregnancy have been expelled, vaginal bleeding has gradually stopped, and abdominal pain has gradually disappeared. Gynecological examination shows that the cervix has closed and the uterus is close to normal size.

5. Missed abortion refers to a situation where the embryo or fetus has died and remains in the uterine cavity and has not been expelled naturally. It is also called embryonic arrest when it occurs in early pregnancy. After the embryo or fetus dies, the uterus no longer grows but shrinks, and the early pregnancy reaction disappears. If it is mid-term pregnancy, the pregnant woman's abdomen does not grow and the fetal movement disappears. Gynecological examination shows that the cervix is ​​not dilated, the uterus is smaller than the number of weeks after the menstrual period, and the texture is not soft. The fetal heartbeat is not heard.

6. Abortion infection During the abortion process, if vaginal bleeding lasts too long, tissue remains in the uterine cavity, or an illegal abortion is performed, it may cause intrauterine infection. In severe cases, the infection can extend to the pelvic cavity, abdominal cavity, and even the whole body, with complications such as pelvic inflammatory disease, peritonitis, sepsis, and septic shock, which is called abortion infection.