Patient's question:
A colleague of the doctor recently underwent a medication-induced abortion and uterine scraping, it is said. I was unaware that such a procedure was possible. I don't know what condition medication-induced abortion treats, and is it painful?Doctor's answer:
Medication-induced uterine scraping is a treatment for residual tissue in the uterine cavity after medication abortion, or when the fetal sac has not completely detached from the uterine wall. Medication-induced uterine scraping is very painful, even if the pain is mild, it can be tolerated. Due to individual physical conditions or a large fetal sac, medication abortion may cause the fetal sac to fail to completely detach from the uterine wall, leading to poor uterine contractions and resulting in tearing. In such cases, uterine scraping treatment is required, which is relatively painless and can be tolerated.