Why does medication abortion cause heavy bleeding?

Patient's question:

I went with my best friend to have a medication abortion yesterday. She had severe bleeding in the operating room. I want to know why medication abortions can cause heavy bleeding?

Doctor's answer:

Generally speaking, reoccurrence of severe bleeding after medication abortion is not common. It may be caused by incomplete medication abortion. For this issue, it is necessary to perform uterine aspiration as soon as possible and to promptly conduct training on medication treatment. Otherwise, it may cause significant interference with a woman's future normal fertility, in addition to affecting her physical health. Although medication abortion causes less harm to women, it has the potential for incompleteness. If there is a large amount of residual medication abortion tissue, it may also have a negative impact on the body's complete recovery.

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