Abortion and points to consider
Abortion literally means scraping, and as used in gynecology and obstetrics, it means taking tissue from the uterus. It is not performed only to terminate pregnancy.
Curettage can be performed for diagnostic purposes, especially in bleeding disorders and post-menopausal bleeding (probe curettage). Abortion can also be performed to determine whether ovulation occurs during infertility studies.
Abortion for the purpose of terminating pregnancy is legally performed in our country until the 10th week of pregnancy. If the baby is dead, if the baby has a serious abnormality (disability) that is incompatible with life, or if the pregnancy is medically unsafe, abortion can be performed in later weeks of pregnancy. It can also be done with . The abortion process takes approximately 5 to 10 minutes. The patient does not feel any pain during the abortion. After the procedure, the patient can go home and continue his normal daily life.
After the abortion, bleeding similar to menstrual bleeding and mild groin pain may occur for approximately 1 week. Generally, 1 week after the abortion, patients are called for a check-up and an ultrasound examination is performed.
Abortion is performed with special tools that look like large syringes called Karmen. This device creates a vacuum effect and draws in the contents of the uterus with negative pressure and cleans the uterus in a sense. In the past, scraping was done with spoon-like tools called curettes for abortion, but today, modern, disposable sterile tools that cause the least side effects to the patient are used. With the use of these instruments, in addition to preventing negative effects, the duration of the abortion procedure and anesthesia has also been shortened.
One of the most important issues in abortion is to ensure that the instruments used for abortion are disposable, that the environment where the procedure is performed is sterile, and that the procedure is performed The doctor is experienced in this field. Under these conditions, the risks after an abortion will be minimized.
An important question after an abortion is whether the abortion procedure will negatively affect subsequent pregnancies. is. If the procedure is performed in accordance with the points mentioned above, there is usually no problem and it does not create an obstacle for the patient to become pregnant in the future.
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