What are the long-term complications of abortion?

Artificial abortion is referred to as artificial abortion. There have been few studies on the long-term complications of artificial abortion in the past. With the accumulation of experience in artificial abortion at home and abroad, especially the emphasis on follow-up after artificial abortion, some understanding of the long-term complications of artificial abortion has gradually emerged. Common long-term complications include: menstrual disorders, endometriosis, secondary infertility, etc., and complications such as increased late abortion rate and premature birth rate, increased perinatal mortality, high antenatal and postpartum hemorrhage rates, and increased incidence of ectopic pregnancy may occur in the next pregnancy.

There is no direct link between infertility and artificial abortion. Fertility will recover soon after artificial abortion and will not directly cause infertility. The main cause of infertility after artificial abortion is that the fallopian tubes are blocked by inflammation after surgery, or the cervical canal and endometrium are damaged by excessive curettage, causing cervical adhesion blockage or uterine cavity adhesion shrinkage, so that sperm cannot pass through the cervical canal into the uterine cavity smoothly, or endometritis and other factors hinder the implantation of fertilized eggs. Preventing the occurrence of inflammation and (or) avoiding excessive scraping of the endometrium can reduce the incidence of infertility after artificial abortion.