What Is an Incomplete Abortion?

Incomplete abortion often occurs in late pregnancy (after 10 weeks), the placenta is developing or formed, the fetus and part of the placenta are discharged during the abortion, the entire placenta or part of the placenta is still attached to the uterine wall, and the uterus cannot contract well, causing the vagina Bleeding a lot.

Incomplete abortion

Incomplete abortion often occurs in late pregnancy (after 10 weeks), the placenta is developing or formed, the fetus and part of the placenta are discharged during the abortion, the entire placenta or part of the placenta is still attached to the uterine wall, and the uterus cannot contract well, causing the vagina Bleeding a lot.

Residual placenta can form placental polyps over time, repeated bleeding, and easily induce infection.

Chinese name

Incomplete abortion

Code

ICD-9: 637.904 ICD-10: O06.401

Department

Reproductive area,

Classification

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Disease Name: Incomplete Abortion

Other names: incomplete abortion, incomplete abortion

Disease Code: ICD-9: 637.904 ICD-10: O06.401

Position: Reproductive part,

Affiliated department: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Disease Classification: Obstetrics and Gynecology

1 Some pregnancy has been excreted, some remain in the uterine cavity, or are still attached to the uterine wall,

Incomplete abortion often occurs after 8 weeks of pregnancy. At this time, the placenta has formed. When the fetus is discharged, part or all of the placenta is retained in the uterine cavity, which affects the uterine contraction, resulting in more bleeding and even bleeding

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Note the following signs of infection:

1.1 The body temperature rises above 38 ° C;

1.2 local tenderness in the uterus;

1.3 Foul odor from vaginal discharge;

1.4 Increased white blood cell count.

1. If the infection is not combined, immediately clear the uterine cavity.

2. Infected persons shall be treated according to the following principles:

2.1 If there is little bleeding or the bleeding has stopped, the infection should be controlled first. After 3 to 5 days, use oval forceps to gently grasp the residual tissue or gently scrape the palace wall with a blunt spatula.

2.2 If the signs of infection are obvious and the amount of bleeding is large, the uterine cavity should be cleared while fighting infection. Can be used while intravenous antibiotics and oxytocin.

1. Pay attention to proper rest after abortion. It is usually recommended to stay in bed for 1 week. If conditions do not allow it, you should rest in bed for at least 2-3 days. You can get out of bed in the future and gradually increase the activity time. Do not engage in heavy physical labor within half a month after abortion ^[2] .

2. Supplementation is necessary after abortion. Especially protein, iron, and vitamin B12, these are all necessary raw materials for hematopoietic, and vitamin C, water, minerals and cellulose are essential nutrients for the human body. After abortion, you should eat more fish, meat, eggs, legumes, protein-rich foods and vitamin-rich fresh vegetables to speed up the physical recovery.

3. Observe bleeding after abortion. Vaginal bleeding for more than a week after abortion or lower abdominal pain, fever, leucorrhea abnormalities and other symptoms should be promptly reviewed and diagnosed in the hospital. In addition, you should go to the hospital for a review within one month after the abortion.

4, insist on contraception after abortion, so as not to get pregnant again. Ovarian and uterine function gradually recovered after abortion, and the ovary ovulated on schedule. If you do not insist on contraception, you will soon become pregnant, which has a greater impact on your body.

5. Psychological adjustment is very important. After abortion, many women will become anxious or self-complaining. They will feel that they are not cared enough and worry about affecting their future health. In fact, proper care and understanding and diet conditioning can relieve the knot and restore happiness and confidence.