complete miscarriage What is a complete and successful abortion and how can you tell if you have had one?

What is a complete and successful abortion and how can you tell if you have had one?




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Complete abortion means that the body has expelled all the products of pregnancy (blood, tissues, embryo), therefore, surgery is no longer necessary (vacuum aspiration). The only way to make sure you have had a complete abortion is through an ultrasound 10 days after using the medicines. There should be no extreme pain, prolonged heavy bleeding or fever, although there will be mild bleeding that will last from one to three weeks.

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All women who have had successful medical abortions experience bleeding. 1 ). The average number of days a woman will have bleeding varies, according to the studies, but in general this period lasts between one and three weeks 26.
Many women will know that they have performed the treatment effectively and have a complete abortion, but even so, we advise women to have an ultrasound to be absolutely safe.
Studies show that women can usually tell if they have had an abortion without the need for an ultrasound or without a medical examination. However, a woman can not be absolutely sure that the abortion was successful unless it is examined by a doctor and an ultrasound is done. It is advisable to wait 10 days after using Mifepristone for ultrasound, since only 80% of abortions are complete after five days 55. Ultrasound will ensure that all pregnancy products are no longer in the woman's body.
A woman who has had a complete abortion should not have any of the symptoms of an incomplete abortion or infection, such as extreme pain, prolonged heavy bleeding, or fever.
Many studies argue that women predict whether their medical abortion has ended or not, especially in cases where Mifepristone is used. An analysis of the data from a clinical trial of abortions with Mifepristone-Misoprostol in China, Cuba and India indicated that: "Of 222 women, none believed that the abortion had been complete when it was not yet finalized. 110 women incorrectly believed that abortion had not yet ended, but this error could simply lead women to seek professional assistance, even without having it programmed 1. Another study on women in the United States concluded that "Women are very accurate when they determine the expulsion of the pregnancy sac during medical abortion with Mifepristone and Misoprostol without an ultrasound or physical examination.