Patient's question:
I'm only 27 this year and got pregnant accidentally. But now I don't want this child. I've learned that there are two types of abortions: medication abortion and surgical abortion. It seems that more people are doing surgical abortions without anesthesia now, and I'm planning to have an abortion as well. I don't know whether surgical abortion is better or medication abortion is better. Which one is more harmful, or which one is less harmful? Which one is better. Which one is more harmful between surgical and medication abortion, and which one is better?Doctor's answer:
Hello, induced abortion is a traumatic surgery that can lead to uterine atony, causing persistent postoperative bleeding. Some young women have a short gestation period and severe uterine retroflexion, which can result in incomplete abortion and also cause persistent postoperative bleeding. If a D&C is performed for hemostasis, it can further lead to adhesion healing of the uterine wall. If induced abortion causes damage to the uterine muscle layer, making the uterine wall thin, future pregnancies may be complicated by placental circulatory disorders, placental insufficiency, and placental adhesion. This can not only lead to hemorrhagic shock but also cause stillbirth and neonatal death.