Possible signs after a medical abortion

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The article is professionally consulted by Dr., Doctor Ngo Thi Uyen - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital.
As one of the safe medical abortion methods, emergency medical abortion stops the continuation of the natural pregnancy development process, without surgery.

1. Abortion with safe medicine

This method of abortion is only applied to fetuses aged 5 to 7 weeks who have entered the uterus. For fetuses of 8 weeks or more, do not use a medical abortion method. The abortion pill will stop the pregnancy, stimulate the uterus to contract and push the fetus out of the uterus.
Medical abortion is considered the safest, fastest way to have an abortion, without affecting the health and psychology of pregnant women.
What are the side effects of drug abortion? Feeling nauseous, having diarrhea can also be vomiting. However, these problems are not unusual, they will end quickly. Headache, dizziness after the body absorbs the drug, should drink more filtered water, fruit juice, do not drink stimulant drinks such as coffee, alcohol, only drink pain relief when the pain peaks. A common phenomenon in a few women is a high fever with chills, but it is not too dangerous.

2. Signs of successful drug abortion

The medical abortion method is 96–98% effective in termination of pregnancy. So what about the remaining 2-4% and how successful is a medical abortion?
Bleeding When having an abortion with drugs, pregnant women will have to take 2 pills: 1 pill works to stop the growth of the fetus, and the 2nd pill aims to contract the uterus and push the fetus out. After taking the 2nd pill, there will be blood clots. It proves that the fetus has been pushed out through the pregnant woman's vagina.
Bleeding from the vagina for many days Bleeding like a normal menstrual cycle. Bleeding lasts from 5 to 7 days. The amount of bleeding is more on the first day, less in the following days.
Pain in the lower abdomen After taking the second pill, the drug begins to work, contracting the uterus to expel dirty fluid out of the body, causing lower abdominal pain.
Mild fever, chills Because the body reacts to the effect of the abortion pill, so there is no need to worry too much when taking the abortion pill, you have a slight fever and feel chills.
Nausea, diarrhea At this time, the body is fighting and reacting to the effects of the drug, so the body is weak and tired. This phenomenon will happen in a very short time.
Pregnancy test stick up 1 line It is recommended to use a pregnancy test to accurately check whether the medication abortion is successful or not.
After vaginal bleeding stops, a pregnancy test can be used. If the pregnancy test shows 1 line, it means that the hCG level in your body is already low, the chances are high that it was successful.

3. Signs of unsuccessful medical abortion

Severe abdominal pain, abnormal vaginal bleeding, heavy bleeding can last for more than 10 days without seeing improvement. The second time taking the drug as indicated, there was no blood clot pushed out of the vagina, indicating that she is still pregnant. The phenomenon of high fever, headache, chills, fatigue, dizziness, sometimes fainting at the same time occurs for many days. Abnormal vaginal discharge, unpleasant fishy odor, the phenomenon of stillbirth. Abortion with a stick reagent still has 2 lines, many times the same result shows that drug abortion has not been successful. Unsuccessful medical abortion what to do? It is necessary to return to the medical center immediately for thorough examination and treatment, otherwise not only will affect your health and fertility but even threaten your life.
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4. Unusual signs may occur after a medical abortion

When experiencing these abnormal signs, it is necessary to return to the medical center facilities immediately for timely examination and monitoring.
Abdominal pain increasing and constant pain Bleeding is one of the unusual phenomena that occurs quite a lot. Bleeding will last for at least a week, during which time there will be quite a bit of bleeding. There are cases where 2 months of medical abortion still bleeding, such a case is a dangerous and worrying abnormality, you should go back to the medical center soon for a doctor to examine and monitor Have a fever up to 38 degrees C or higher or chills lasting more than 1 day. No bleeding after taking the medicine for 24 hours Vaginal discharge with a bad smell. The use of medical abortion should be done under the prescription and detailed instructions of a specialist. Users are not allowed to arbitrarily use the drug without a doctor's prescription, avoiding the risk of complications that seriously affect their health in general and reproductive health in particular.

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