Signs of unsuccessful abortion

The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Tran Lam Khoa - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital.

Signs of unsuccessful abortion are not difficult to recognize, so women can completely recognize abnormal symptoms after abortion. However, because many people are subjective, they do not seek treatment right away, leading to unpredictable consequences.

Aspiration abortion is a surgical abortion method that is applied when the pregnant woman does not have acute medical diseases (cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure,...), no genital malformations and gynecological inflammatory diseases. .
However, in fact, there are some cases of unsuccessful abortion, women may experience common complications and complications after abortion such as uterine perforation, uterine adhesions, bleeding, infection, etc. .. especially pregnancy complications.
Residual aspiration is understood as the state of having a fetus or a placenta left in the uterus when it is unsuccessfully performed to remove the fetus from the uterus.

To recognize the symptoms of missed abortion, women can rely on the following symptoms:
Prolonged vaginal bleeding Usually after aspiration, women will have vaginal bleeding about 5 - 10 minutes. 7 days (in some cases it lasts up to 10 days), depending on the location of each person, with a small blood clot shows that the embryo is pushed out, cleaning the uterus. The amount of blood in the first days is a lot, but then it gradually decreases and completely disappears. However, if after the abortion, you have vaginal bleeding for more than 10 days and there are no signs of improvement, accompanied by a lot of blood clots, brown discharge, and a bad smell, this may indicate a miscarriage. pregnancy is not performed safely, causing miscarriage complications.
Severe lower abdominal pain After aspiration due to surgical intervention and contractions of the uterus to push the fluid out, women feel abdominal pain like a menstrual cycle. This usually begins and ends with bleeding. However, in the case of women with severe abdominal pain that persists and the pain is increasing, this could be a sign of a missed pregnancy that needs to be examined at a medical facility soon.
Stunned, fainted

It is a rare symptom. However, in cases where women have bleeding after a prolonged abortion, it will lead to excessive blood loss. At this time, signs of dizziness and fainting will appear.
High fever, fatigue Although the abortion is done in a short time, the effects on the body are inevitable. When unsuccessful abortion leads to stillbirth, it will cause infection of the placenta and cause high fever, body fatigue. This is also a typical sign that is easy to recognize when a woman has a miscarriage.

If the abortion is unsuccessful, pregnant women are prone to dangerous complications such as:
Death: When in severe shock, circulation will be impaired, if not handled quickly, it can lead to death; Uterine perforation: Uterine tear can occur during the procedure. Infection and bleeding can also occur when abnormal bleeding lasts for a long time and cannot be stopped, in which complications of miscarriage are most common. Causes infertility, infertility: If the abortion still has a fetus, it will cause infection, if not treated promptly, it will lead to female infertility or infertility, losing the ability to become a mother later. Fetal malformations: In some cases, when the fetus is sucked, the fetus is still developing, but the baby will be born with malformations. Impact on daily life and spiritual life: When the abortion remains, it will cause abnormal symptoms and infection of the reproductive organs. At that time, you will feel anxiety, insecurity and discomfort inside. Even with a safe abortion, complications can still occur, affecting a woman's mental and physical well-being. Therefore, if women do not want to become pregnant, women need to choose for themselves an appropriate and effective method of contraception to avoid unwanted complications.
In order to help customers detect and treat gynecological diseases early, especially after abortion, Vinmec has deployed a package of basic gynecological examination and screening, helping customers detect diseases early Infections are easy and inexpensive to treat. Screening detects gynecological cancer (cervical cancer) early even when there are no symptoms.
Basic gynecological examination and screening package for female customers, has no age limit and may have the following symptoms:
Abnormal vaginal bleeding Having menstrual problems: irregular menstrual cycle, irregular menstrual cycle Irregular vaginal discharge (smell, different color) Vaginal pain and itching Female clients have several risk factors such as poor personal hygiene, Unsafe sex, abortion,... Female customers have other symptoms such as: Abnormal vaginal discharge, itching, pain in the private area, abnormal vaginal bleeding. Customers wishing to be examined at Vinmec International General Hospital can register for an examination at Vinmec Hospitals and Clinics nationwide.