Women's health: recovery from abortion

If a woman has an abortion, her body after that can be restored in different ways, and this depends on the chosen method of abortion. Also important is the experience of the doctor who conducts this procedure. The organism after a medical interruption is much quicker in a normal state, but surgical intervention usually requires quite serious rehabilitation measures. So how long does it take to recover from an abortion? We will try to answer this question.

General recommendations

To restore after an abortion was successful and without complications, it is necessary to abandon sexual life for 3 weeks. It is very dangerous to have sexual incontinence after surgery, as there is a high probability of various complications, such as tearing of the uterus or bleeding. This leads to infection in the body during sexual intercourse.

Physical health is restored after an abortion usually 2 weeks, and during this period sports are contraindicated. This is necessary for the abdominal muscles to be at rest. It is also forbidden to lift weights. Due to successful physical recovery, the risk of complications is reduced.

In order to protect against getting into the body of an infection or bacteria, it is necessary for some time to refrain from bathing in the bathroom, pool or open water.

An important factor after the procedure is proper nutrition. Abortion for the body - a strong stress, so you should saturate it with microelements and vitamins, as well as fiber and proteins. It is also necessary to periodically measure body temperature, pulse, pressure. Any deviation from the normal state of the body indicates the beginning of complications, so you should visit a doctor as soon as possible.

Quite often, restoring the body after an abortion requires taking antibiotics. In this case, you should not drink alcohol.

Restoring the menstrual cycle

Abortion is a very serious stress for the body, so after him the menstrual cycle is almost always broken . Normally, a young and healthy woman has a monthly recovery after an abortion. But it often happens that the duration of the cycle is lengthened or shortened, and the nature of the precipitates changes. Scant smear may appear, and this is explained by incomplete restoration of the endometrium after surgery.

If the recovery of the menstrual cycle after abortion is accompanied by scant excreta for quite a long time, it is necessary to be examined. This pathological condition can be caused by the following factors:

• Functional failure in the production of hormones by the pituitary, ovaries and the hypothalamus. This usually occurs after a medical abortion and is associated with a large amount of antiprogestin, and therefore hormone therapy is necessary.
• Mechanical damage to the endometrium or cervix. Injury of the endometrium in the uterine cavity leads to the formation of adhesions in the small pelvis, which is rejected during menstruation.

Also, one should be alerted if recovery of the cycle after abortion is accompanied by abundant secretions. They may indicate that endometrial hyperplasia or adenomyosis is developing.

Restoration of the uterus

After the abortion, the uterus suffers most, and she gets quite serious injuries when the pregnancy is terminated on a long term. Especially strong trauma causes scraping with tools.

After the termination of pregnancy, the uterus begins to contract and assumes its normal size. But in the place where the fetal egg was attached, there is a large wound, which requires time to heal.

If everything goes without complications, then the restoration of the uterus after the abortion lasts about a month and by the beginning of the month it usually has its former dimensions. But if after 2 weeks during a mandatory examination the doctor will see that the uterus has increased, softened or become painful and all this is accompanied by dark red discharge with a very unpleasant odor, one can assume its inflammation.

This condition occurs for the following reasons:

• Poorly performed abortion, as a result of which a part of the fetal egg remained in the uterus;
• Infection;
• Activation of latent infection;
• Formation of hematomas.

Recovery after medical abortion

In another way, this termination of pregnancy is called hormonal and is performed in the early stages (up to 6 weeks) with the use of drugs that cause spontaneous miscarriage. Such drugs belong to different pharmacological groups and affect the contractile activity of the uterus and the production of hormones that support the course of pregnancy. Under the influence of these medicines, the uterus begins to shrink rapidly, the production of hormones decreases, as a result of which the fetal egg dies and miscarriage occurs.

To restore recovery from hormonal abortion without complications, there are certain rules:

• You should try not to allow the occurrence of stress, eat right and rest well;
• To reduce the pain after abortion, women take the medication, but only after agreeing with the doctor, since they can weaken the immune system;
• A special diet will help saturate the body with vitamins and microelements;
• It is necessary to abandon sexual activity for a certain time, in order to avoid infection, repeated pregnancy;
• It is necessary to observe the peculiarity of the menstrual cycle and the nature of the secretions, and if in 2 months it does not recover, hormone replacement will be required .

If you comply with all these recommendations, you can avoid quite serious complications.

What complications can occur?

After abortion, negative consequences can be expected. For example, in the uterus there is a part of the fetal egg, so the doctor carries out the cleaning, which leads to additional damage to the mucous uterus and its neck. This provokes the occurrence of bleeding, which requires urgent hospitalization. In addition, the presence of the remains of the fetal parts in the uterine cavity creates a favorable environment for the development of infection. In mucosal traumas without treatment, salpingitis, endometritis or purulent inflammation occurs.

What symptoms require a doctor?

When the following symptoms appear, you should not hesitate, but you should consult a doctor:

• Heavy bleeding with clots;
• Secretion with a pungent odor;
• A high temperature, not getting confused even with medicines;
• Severe abdominal pain;
• Nausea, fainting, dizziness.

Restoration after abortion proceeds in different ways, but the main thing is that the woman should devote as much time as possible to her health. Two weeks after the procedure, minor physical exertions are already recommended.

Further pregnancy

Many women care if they can have children after an abortion. This is likely before the restoration of the menstrual cycle. After this procedure, the body is able to quickly rebuild, returning to its usual rhythm. Preparing for a new menstruation, the ovaries begin to produce progesterone and estrogens, contributing to the emergence of ovulation.

Planning for further pregnancy should be no earlier than 6 months, and even after a year. This time will be enough to restore the body, and the likelihood of complications significantly reduced.

Use of contraception

To avoid an unwanted pregnancy after abortion , it is necessary to choose the right contraceptive. The optimal option is the use of tablets, which, among other things, eliminate the effects of hormonal failure and protect against endocrine disorders. Thanks to the contraceptive pill, the risk of inflammation is dramatically reduced. In addition, these contraceptives contribute to:

• Decrease in the amount of blood released, which can become a source of development of pathogenic microflora;
• Decrease in the activity of uterine contractions, so that pathogenic microorganisms can not penetrate from the uterine cavity into the tubes;
• Sealing the cervical mucus, which serves as an obstacle to infection.

Tablets containing a small amount of hormones are considered to be the most effective, since the estrogens included in the preparation contribute to an increase in blood coagulability.

Conclusion

Thus, if a woman was forced to terminate a pregnancy, then she must remember that recovery from an abortion can last quite a long time and is accompanied by various complications. Therefore, to avoid an unwanted pregnancy, you should use contraception.