Medication abortion, also known as medication abortion, refers to the oral termination of early pregnancy with mifepristone tablets plus misoprostol medication. The former causes degeneration and necrosis of the uterine metaplasm and softening of the cervix, while the latter excites the uterus and causes uterine contractions to induce the expulsion of the embryo.
Usually, the tissue is kept in the hospital for 1 hour after expulsion, and if there is not much vaginal bleeding, you can go home and rest. After going home, you should rest in bed for at least 2-3 days, and you should enhance nutrition and avoid heavy physical labor for 2 weeks.
A. Applicable groups for medical abortion
Not all pregnant women can have a medical abortion.
1. Healthy women with pregnancy <49 days, of their own free will, aged <40 years old.
2, blood or urine hCG (+), B ultrasound confirmed intrauterine pregnancy.
3, patients with high-risk factors for abortion, such as scarred uterus, lactation, cervical dysplasia or severe pelvic deformity.
4, history of multiple abortion procedures, those who have fear and apprehension about surgical abortion.
Second, the advantages of drug abortion
There are certain advantages of drug abortion, such as avoiding the pain of surgical abortion and the occurrence of certain complications. In addition, the application of drug abortion is convenient, and easy to take the medicine, without scraping surgery, relatively small pain, the effect is basically reliable.
Third, the adverse effects of drug abortion
Although drug abortion has certain advantages, but there are also adverse reactions, as follows.
1, vaginal bleeding: can last for a long time, the amount of variable, mostly due to residual embryonic tissue, if necessary, the need to perform a cleanup.
2, gastrointestinal reactions: nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea after the use of drugs.
3, vagal excitation symptoms: irritability, pallor, chest tightness, palpitations and other vagal excitation symptoms appear within minutes after the use of the drug.
4, allergic reactions: less common, minor with scattered rashes on the limbs and trunk as the main manifestation, and occasionally anaphylactic shock reactions, mainly a drop in blood pressure, should be dealt with promptly.
D. Precautions for drug abortion
After drug abortion, in addition to pay attention to rest, the following aspects should be noted.
1, keep the perineum clean.
2.Prohibit tub bathing within 2 weeks.
3.Forbidden to have sex for one month.
4.Take contraceptive measures in the short term to avoid re-pregnancy.
5.Follow the doctor’s instructions to follow up on time.