How long do you need to rest after a uterine surgery?

Although uterine curettage is a common operation in obstetrics and gynecology, it does not cause much harm to the body. However, people must get a good rest after the operation. If they do not get a good rest, it may cause some sequelae. After all, uterine curettage is also a surgery, so it is very necessary to give yourself a good rest. So how long do you need to rest after a uterine cleaning? Let me give you a detailed introduction below.

1. How long should I rest after curettage?

The rest time after curettage is determined according to the condition of the disease, usually half a month to one month.

Curettage is a type of gynecological and obstetric surgery and also a method of abortion. Curettage is divided into two categories: diagnostic curettage (abbreviated as DCT) and therapeutic curettage. Diagnostic curettage is a diagnostic and treatment method used to understand the changes in the secretions of a woman's uterus and send the contents to pathological examination for cancer. Generally, after a diagnostic curettage, women can recover after resting for half a month, depending on their physical condition. Therapeutic curettage is used in what we commonly call abortion surgery. Because the fertilized egg is scraped off the uterine wall, the endometrium is generally traumatized, and the various parts of the female body begin to gradually resemble the form of pregnancy when the fertilized egg is formed. The pregnancy is suddenly stopped, and the body function needs a long time to recover. In this case, women who have undergone curettage need to rest for a month before they can recover. Therefore, the rest time after curettage is determined according to the condition.

, usually half a month to one month.

2. Diagnostic curettage requires a half-month break

Diagnostic curettage (DCT)

Diagnostic curettage is divided into general diagnostic curettage and segmented diagnostic curettage.

General diagnostic curettage is suitable for endocrine abnormalities, which require understanding of endometrial changes and responses to sex hormones, the presence or absence of ovulation, the presence or absence of tuberculosis, etc.

Segmented diagnostic curettage refers to the operation of first scraping the cervical canal and then the uterine cavity. The scrapings are sent for pathological examination separately. It is suitable for diagnosing cervical cancer, endometrial cancer and other uterine malignancies, and can understand the range of the cancer.

Diagnostic curettage is mainly used for examination of female body and diagnosis of diseases. It only scrapes a small amount of contents for diagnosis. Compared with therapeutic curettage, the harm of diagnostic curettage is extremely small. Therefore, patients who undergo diagnostic curettage generally only need to rest for half a month.

3. Therapeutic curettage requires a month of rest

Therapeutic curettage can be divided into suction curettage and forceps curettage.

Suction curettage: Use a negative pressure suction tube to suck out the contents of the uterine cavity. Curettage: Use oval forceps to remove the contents of the uterine cavity, and then perform curettage.

The indications for therapeutic curettage are: for those who want to terminate the pregnancy in early pregnancy, suction curettage is used within 3 months of pregnancy, and forceps curettage is used to remove residual materials in the uterine cavity after 3 months of pregnancy and after induced labor. Patients with incomplete abortion, inevitable abortion, missed abortion, retained placenta, hydatidiform mole, etc. who need to empty the uterine cavity. In the past, curettage was quite painful. but. With the development of science and technology, painless curettage and dilation is now adopted because the painless curettage and dilation operating room uses intravenous anesthesia. The surgery is usually performed without the patient's knowledge, and is completed after the patient wakes up.

Therapeutic curettage is used in abortion surgery and is the most common and frequently used method in abortion surgery. It is to scrape out all the fetal tissue. The longer the pregnancy lasts, the larger the fetus will be. At this time, the cervix needs to be dilated to the maximum limit to scrape out the fetus, so scraping the uterus becomes more difficult. At the same time, the longer the pregnancy lasts, the softer the uterus will become, and the chance of piercing the uterus during surgery will naturally increase. Therefore, generally speaking, curettage can only be used to scrape out the fetus within three months of pregnancy, and it is not advisable to use curettage after three months. Because of the wide range of scraping, it is easy to damage the endometrium, so therapeutic curettage requires a month of rest.

4. Care during the rest period after curettage

Pay attention to rest and strengthen nutrition. After the curettage, you should rest in bed for 2 to 3 days, then you can get out of bed and move around, gradually increasing the time you spend on activities. Do not engage in heavy physical labor and avoid contact with cold water within half a month after curettage. It takes about a month for the uterus to recover after curettage. Therefore, we should pay attention to increasing nutrition, taking in adequate protein, enhancing the body's resistance to disease, and promoting the early repair of injured organs. After the curettage, you should eat more protein-rich foods such as fish, meat, eggs, and bean products, as well as fresh vegetables rich in vitamins to speed up your body's recovery.

Observe the bleeding situation and prevent the condition from worsening. If vaginal bleeding lasts for more than one week after curettage, and is accompanied by symptoms such as lower abdominal pain, fever, turbid and smelly leucorrhea, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.

Pay attention to contraception to avoid pregnancy again. After curettage, the ovarian and uterine functions gradually recovered and the ovaries ovulated on schedule. If you don't stick to contraception, you will get pregnant again soon. Some women get pregnant again in the same month after having an abortion, which has a greater impact on the body. Therefore, reliable contraceptive measures should be chosen. Abortion can only be used as a remedial surgery as a last resort after contraceptive failure. Abortion should never be used as a contraceptive measure to protect the physical and mental health of women.

Keep the vulva clean and hygienic, and avoid sexual intercourse. After curettage, the cervix has not yet closed and the endometrium also has a repair process. During this period, special attention should be paid to keeping the vulva clean and hygienic. Do not take a bath in a tub within half a month after the operation to prevent unclean water from entering the vagina, leading to bacterial invasion and infection. Avoid sexual intercourse within one month after curettage.

5. Health Tips

When women undergo a curettage operation, price is indeed an issue that needs to be considered, but it is not the only issue. Compared with the cost of the operation, the safety of the operation is much more important. Female friends must not blindly pursue cheap prices and choose small clinics with simple equipment, lack of medical staff, and one doctor who has to perform multiple duties. These clinics save equipment and labor costs and may be cheaper, but once an accident occurs, it is difficult to get timely rescue. Therefore, the key is to rationally choose a safe curettage method and a reasonable curettage price.