Signs you need to see a doctor immediately after abortion

Professional consultation article by Doctor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.

If you have an unplanned pregnancy or you have to have an abortion, the most important thing is to go to a reputable medical facility to perform an abortion. After an abortion, if you have abnormal symptoms, you need to go to a medical facility for re-examination immediately.

The most recognizable sign of successful abortion helps to be able to self-monitor the symptoms of the body after abortion at home.
Vaginal bleeding after aspiration (also known as discharge) is a normal and mandatory phenomenon. The amount of bleeding is not much as well as the bleeding usually lasts about 1-2 weeks depending on the geographical characteristics of each person. The blood that appears here is some debris from the lining of the uterus that has been shed. Vaginal bleeding is a form of pushing the embryo's fragments out to clean the uterus. After abortion, many people are often afraid of the occurrence of abdominal pain. But this is just a completely normal manifestation when the uterus contracts to push out all the debris from the lining of the uterus. Women do not have to worry too much because this case will only last a few days and will disappear on its own. There are a number of conditions that women will experience for the first time, causing menstrual disturbances and menstrual blockage after abortion. After an abortion, menstruation will be delayed, at least 2 weeks. After a successful abortion, women will also notice a lot more vaginal discharge than usual if they pay close attention. Vaginal discharge usually does not have an odor and is quite abundant, about 1-3 days, then it goes away on its own. There is a case of fatigue, nausea, mild fever or slight chills, diarrhea, ... but there is no need to worry because these are just some signs of successful abortion and then will disappear completely. . The feeling of fullness or tightness in the chest like before the abortion also gradually disappeared.

Even though active abortion, it also affects health. During an abortion, certain complications can occur. In addition to recognizing signs of successful abortion, it is also important to pay attention to bad conditions when sucking. Specifically:
Severe pain in the lower abdomen and prolonged: Women will feel abdominal pain after aspiration. However, if this phenomenon persists and does not appear to be in remission or the pain level becomes more intense later on, you should quickly go to the doctor to have a quick fix because this may be a sign. There is still a placental aspiration or a dangerous infection. Vaginal bleeding with a large amount and lasts more than 2 weeks: After aspiration, but the amount of vaginal bleeding is a lot and does not reduce the amount of blood after about 1 week, the woman should immediately go to the hospital to be examined. examination and treatment. It should be known that if not handled promptly, it can cause hemorrhage, shock as well as cardiovascular collapse due to rapid blood loss in too short a time, and can even lead to death. Irregular menstrual bleeding: Another symptom of unresolved abortion is some irregularity in the menstrual cycle. There are cases of missed periods 4 to 8 weeks after abortion, still not seeing the period again. There is a situation of menstrual bleeding that is quite irregular, with blood clots, menstrual blood has a very unpleasant odor. High fever, possibly accompanied by prolonged chills: residual aspiration is likely to lead to placental infection. The most recognizable symptom is a high fever. If a woman encounters high fever and delirium after abortion, she must go to the doctor's office for an early check-up for treatment. The longer the infection, the more widespread the infection and the more serious the consequences. Fatigue: Another symptom that should also be paid attention to after abortion is the feeling of fatigue to the point of fainting, accompanied by an unpleasant odor in the breath. When noticing the above abnormal signs, it is advisable to go to the doctor immediately for timely treatment or intervention because this may be a symptom of incomplete abortion. Prolonged exposure can cause some serious effects on fertility later in life, even life.

Pregnant women need to be immediately re-examined as soon as abnormalities appear to promptly detect infection, abortion with still placenta, incomplete abortion, uterine perforation or uterine tear.
Missed abortion can be understood as the state of missing pregnancy or placenta when conducting suctioning out of the pregnant woman's uterus. Missed abortion is very dangerous because it can cause inflammation, inflammation of the uterus, blocked fallopian tubes ... This condition, if not handled or intervened in time, will cause serious effects on fertility. later, leading to infertility, even if prolonged bleeding is also a sign of haemorrhage, threatening the life of the pregnant woman.
There are many possible complications during abortion, one of which is infection. These infectious complications may present as a simple reaction of fever, but it may be endometritis (pain-sensitive uterus, hyperthermia) which may radiate to structures adjacent structures (extensor tendonitis, adnexitis, pelvic peritonitis) or through the bloodstream (sepsis).
Fever is a phenomenon of increased body temperature due to a disorder of the thermoregulatory center under the influence of a number of factors such as bacteria and viruses that can be infected after curettage, surgical abortion. If the fever is too high, accompanied by lower abdominal pain, abnormal vaginal discharge, it should not be ignored and should be checked again to avoid unfortunate complications.
Abortion can seriously affect health as well as fertility if you do not choose a reputable medical facility, specialized hospital to perform. Besides, the follow-up examination after an abortion is also very important, doctors can assess the health status, detect early complications caused by abortion to have appropriate treatment soon. , protect reproductive health in the future.
Accordingly, when planning a pregnancy, you need to perform a pre-marital health examination so that the doctor can once again re-evaluate your health status as well as identify genetic diseases, gynecological inflammatory diseases, side effects after abortion (especially in case of unsafe abortion). Currently, Vinmec has deployed a basic pre-marital examination package, an advanced pre-marital examination package and a full range of vaccines for those who are preparing to plan a pregnancy. Accordingly, the medical examination and treatment process at Vinmec is carried out methodically and in accordance with the correct procedure, the vaccines are officially imported, have clear origins and are refrigerated according to the correct standards to help the vaccines. - Please always have the best quality. In particular, Vinmec has a team of experienced doctors in the fields of obstetrics and gynecology, IVF, stem cells, gene technology, capable of synchronously and comprehensively deploying advanced assisted reproductive techniques to help. Many couples soon can realize their dream of parenthood.