Surgical abortion is a process that excludes the pregnancy tissue from the uterus. Another name for surgical abortion is aspiration abortion. Surgical abortion is possible in the presence of a doctor or a health provider. If your pregnancy is less than 14 weeks, surgical abortion can be the best option to remove the pregnancy. Surgical abortion requires local anesthesia or can give you an oral pain-reliever. Surgical abortion in the presence of a doctor is safe and secure. There is a lack of complications in Early Surgical Abortion.
Preparation of Surgical Abortion in the Hospital
Patients should reach the hospital before 4-5 hours of surgical abortion. Preparation for abortion can take time and requires completing some paperwork.
The doctor will give you medicines that help you open your cervix. The doctor inserts small dilators into the cervix to widen and stretch the cervix. Your doctor will numb your cervix with anesthesia. You will feel calm and sleepy but awake.
Surgical Abortion Procedure
Surgical abortion takes 5-10 minutes to complete the abortion with vacuum aspiration. Here are some steps of surgical abortion that you should know;
- The doctor will inspect your uterus
- A speculum will insert into your vagina
- Numbing medication will use inject to numb your cervix
- Will make use of dilators to open your cervix.
- The doctor will insert a tube into the uterus through the cervix
- The doctor will remove the pregnancy tissue from the uterus with the gentle suction
Patients can feel cramping during the procedure, but it will reduce after removing the tube from the uterus. After the abortion doctor will ensure whether the abortion has been completed or not. After that, you will be referred to the recovery room.
Some doctors will suggest you do not have sex or not insert anything into the vagina for at least two weeks. Use birth control methods, because you can become again pregnant right after the abortion.
Complications in the Surgical Abortion
The process of removing the pregnancy with surgical abortion is safe. But in every abortion, there are some risks. However, surgical abortion also includes some complications.
- Infection
- Lacerations
- Uterine perforation
- Heavy bleeding
- Some pregnancy tissue remained in the uterus
- Allergic reaction to medications
Call Your Doctor
Complications in abortion are common but call your doctor immediately if you feel the following symptoms;
- Blood clots larger than lemons size passing for more than 2 hours
- Heavy bleeding in which you need to change your pad each 2 hours
- Unpleasant odor from the vagina or vaginal discharge
- If your cramping becomes worse after 48 hours of abortion
- If you feel symptoms of pregnancy after one week of abortion too
Conclusion
These were important information about surgical abortion. It is safe and can be done in one day. There will be fewer complications in the early stage. Women's Center is the best service provider for pregnant women. Women's center can help you with early surgical abortion.
