In our time, quite often there are casesunwanted pregnancy. This happens in most cases due to the negligence of partners, but sometimes the wrong choice of contraception becomes the cause of such consequences of sexual intercourse. At the onset of conception, a woman faces the question of what to do next. Some representatives of the weaker sex make a firm decision to give birth, while others find it easier to interrupt an unexpectedly occurring pregnancy.
Interruption of fetal development
For a start it is worth saying that there isseveral ways to expel the embryo from the reproductive organ. Which one to choose, the woman decides for herself. So, methods of abortion may be as follows:
- vacuum aspiration;
- curettage of the uterus;
- abortion in the medical way.
Each type of abortion has its consequences andfeatures of the manipulation. This article will discuss how a medical abortion occurs. You will also learn about the features and consequences of this procedure.
Medical abortion
This abortion option is not for everyone.to the woman. A prerequisite is a short duration of pregnancy. You must also absolutely make sure that the ovum is in the reproductive organ. Let us try to understand in detail how a medical abortion occurs. There are several stages of preparation for this manipulation.
Examination
When a woman comes to see a doctor anddeclares: “I need a medical termination of pregnancy!”, timing is the first thing that a specialist points out. If no more than six weeks have passed from the first day of the last bleeding, then there is an opportunity to carry out such a procedure.
The next step is to confirm the uterineof pregnancy. The doctor appoints the woman an ultrasound examination, during which the specialist determines the location of the ovum and its size. In this case, the period of development by ultrasound should not exceed 42 days.
Next, you must pass the necessary tests.They include the following studies: smear for flora, blood for clotting, determination of rhesus and group. If all indicators are normal, the doctor allows for a medical abortion. Reviews of women who have experienced this procedure suggest that recovery after it occurs much faster than after vacuum aspiration or curettage.
Manipulation
If you are assigned a drug interruptionpregnancy, how this procedure occurs, you need to know in advance. Ask all your questions to the doctor. The doctor will talk in detail about how the medical termination of pregnancy occurs and will tell about the consequences of the manipulation.
On the day the event is scheduled, the womanshould be in the hospital. In this case, the patient is constantly monitored. The doctor gives the lady pills that block the production of progesterone - the main hormone of pregnancy. It should be noted that without this substance the development of the embryo is impossible. In the first dose should be drunk three pills. There are several drugs that carry out medical abortion. Reviews of these drugs are different. Almost all of these drugs have one active ingredient: mifepristone. So, the means of blocking progesterone can be the following: tablets "Mifegin", means "Mifepristone", drug "Pencrofton" and others.
After taking the pills, the woman may feel cramps in the lower part of the peritoneum and pulling back pain. Mild nausea and discharge of blood from the genital tract may also occur.
After about two days, the woman needsuse a drug that contributes to a strong reduction of the uterus. The following drugs are most often prescribed: Mirulut pills, Misoprostol pills, Cytotec drug. At this stage, the patient can stay within the walls of a medical facility or stay at home. Within a few hours after taking the medicine, a medical abortion begins. Bleeding at the same time can have different intensity. It all depends on the individual characteristics of the body and the reaction to the pills. It is worth noting that this procedure is quite painful, and the woman will have to endure these unpleasant feelings for a while.
After the procedure
7-10 days after the procedure is necessarycarry out a control inspection. Most often, the doctor prescribes an ultrasound. During it, the specialist notes how much the genital organ has declined, whether there are any remains of the ovum remaining in it.
If all goes well, the woman is assigned the appropriate method of contraception and drugs to restore the cycle.
Medical termination of pregnancy: the consequences
Like any intervention in the body’s work,This procedure may have complications. Before a medical termination of pregnancy is carried out, the effects of this manipulation should be carefully studied.
Incomplete abortion
The most common complication of this procedure isincomplete or partial abortion. At the same time, the development of the embryo is interrupted, but its membranes do not completely exit from the uterus. With this complication, the doctor prescribes vacuum aspiration or surgical curettage.
Inflammatory processes
After any termination of pregnancy caninflammatory processes will occur. The drug method is the most benign. After the procedure, complications are rarely encountered, since there is no manual intervention in the uterine cavity. However, the probability of developing bacteria is, and it is quite high.
Hormonal disorders
Since medical abortion is based onintervening in the hormones of the woman, after the procedure, various hormonal diseases may occur. That is why often after the manipulation prescribed oral contraceptives, which normalize the menstrual cycle.
Infertility
One of the most serious complications of this procedure is the inability to conceive a child. It can occur for various reasons: inflammation, hormonal failure, psychological barrier.
To eliminate these reasons, it is necessary to conduct a competent treatment.
Tumors and neoplasms in the uterus
After the expulsion of the ovum from the fertileorgan may have a very unpleasant consequence: the formation of polyps and fibroids. Of course, these diseases can be independent and do not depend on the procedure, however, after such manipulations, the likelihood of such tumor processes becomes quite high.
Bleeding
Иногда во время медикаментозного прерывания pregnancy complications such as severe bleeding. If the uterus contracts abnormally or internal damage occurs during the detachment of the membranes, severe blood loss may occur. In this case, there can be only one way out: curettage of the internal cavity of the genital organ or surgical operation.
That is why a woman is recommended to stay in the hospital until the procedure is completed. In this case, the patient is carefully monitored by specialists.
Conclusion
Now you know how it happens.medical termination of pregnancy. Choose the abortive method correctly, listen to the advice and recommendations of the doctor, and follow all the instructions. Only in this case you will be able to avoid the negative effects of the procedure.
After that, you should start to protect yourself immediately, since the next unwanted pregnancy may occur already in this cycle.
