In those cases when the onset of pregnancy is undesirable, women resort to its artificial termination. This operation, despite its prevalence, is rather dangerous with complications, but at short periods, their probability can be minimized. For this, there are techniques such as medical abortion and vacuum abortion. Vacuum abortion differs from the usual one in that it uses a fundamentally different technology: the contents of the uterus are not scraped out with metal devices, but are sucked off using a vacuum pump. In this case, the injury rate of the operation is much smaller, so much so that such an operation is performed on an outpatient basis for several minutes under local anesthesia, and after 1.5-2 hours the woman can return to normal daily life. No additional treatment after an abortion is required, but after a couple of weeks it is necessary to see a specialist in order to confirm the termination of pregnancy and the absence of the consequences of the operation. Vacuum abortion is performed for a delay period of up to 20 days - by this time you need to make sure that you are pregnant, pass all the necessary tests and sign up for the procedure, so the sooner this happens, the better. the best option is to do everything in the first week of the delay, because the term may turn out to be somewhat longer than expected.
Despite the fact that the likelihood of complications after this operation is minimal - compared with conventional medical abortion, it is 5-6 times lower, sometimes they still happen, because vacuum abortion is still, albeit gentle, but surgical intervention. The main symptoms of complications are temperature after an abortion, usually 3-4 days, and continuous discharge. I must say that normal for a full abortion, prolonged discharge for mini-abotra is uncharacteristic, but sometimes, quite often, bloody discharge similar to menstrual flow appears on 3-4 days. They last a week or a little longer and are a variant of the norm: thus, hormonal changes in the body are manifested. if they become more plentiful, pain and temperature appear - a visit to the doctor in this case is necessary. The temperature after an abortion indicates some kind of inflammatory process and is the reason for immediate medical attention.
As you can see, 3-4 days after a vacuum abortion was performed is the most difficult period, and at this time you need to be as attentive to your body as possible so as not to miss the alarming symptoms. Also during this period, you need to avoid physical exertion and provide yourself with the most sparing mode.
Immediately after the mini-abortion, you can take care of further contraceptive measures. In some cases, it is possible to establish intrauterine contraceptives immediately after the operation, but more often the doctor prescribes oral contraceptives, which can be taken only a few days after the operation. This will not only reduce the risk of a possible recurrence of the situation, but also help the body restore the hormonal balance, which is inevitably disturbed by the termination of pregnancy, no matter how it occurs. There is a very important point: in no case should you choose these drugs on your own - the doctor should prescribe them and only on the basis of hormone tests, otherwise you can not help but harm.
Vacuum abortion is a fairly simple and safe operation, but it also has a number of contraindications. In particular, any infectious disease, including mild forms of the common cold, is an absolute contraindication against surgery. Also, in some cases, the doctor can determine whether the patient can resort to this method of abortion or not.