Scraping of the uterine cavity is a common medical procedure that is carried out by means of special surgical instruments and, in fact, is an operative intervention that is accompanied by all the relevant features of the postoperative recovery period. Scraping is accompanied by an instrumental opening of the cervix, which causes severe pain, therefore, in the absence of categorical contraindications, the procedure is performed under general anesthesia. The success of the operation depends on many factors - both on the quality and professionalism of its performance, and on the characteristics of the female body and the presence of concomitant diseases.
The natural consequences are the discharge after scraping. Each woman who undergoes this procedure needs to know about the nature and duration of the secretions in order not to miss the onset of the development of the inflammatory process and other pathological changes.
There are two types of this operation - medical diagnostic and separate diagnostic curettage, but according to the technique of execution this procedure is identical to medical abortion. Regardless of the purpose of the manipulation, it consists in removing the functional endometrium from the uterus, after which the cavity is a continuous bleeding wound. Therefore, the isolation after the diagnostic curettage and curettage of a frozen pregnancy have the same character and features, because these two procedures, although they pursue different goals, are the same in execution. The difference is only in the amount of content being deleted.
What discharge after scraping is normal?
The state of the uterine cavity after the procedure of curettage is not much different from its state at the end of the cycle, because during the menstrual periods, the functional layer is also rejected. The duration of menstruation for each woman individually and is regulated by the pituitary gland and hormonal background. Thus, it can be said that the discharge after curettage is similar to the menstrual period.
How much is the release after scraping?
Normally, spotting after scraping does not have an unpleasant odor and lasts about six days. Then their intensity and volume decreases, they acquire a smearing character and soon cease. In general, blood-bearing secretions after curettage should not last more than 10 days. They can be accompanied by mild pains in the lower abdomen and in the lumbar region, which indicates a reduction in the uterus.
After cessation of bloody discharge, in the absence of complications, normal white and mucous discharges are restored again after scraping.
What other excreta can be after scraping?
- brown discharge after curettage indicates that the blood has already begun to curl up and they will soon run out;
- pains and abundant suppositories after curettage indicate the presence of complications, which could be caused by violations of asepsis during the operation, as well as the remains of the fetal egg in the uterine cavity. In this case, the secretions contain clots, accompanied by an unpleasant odor, reminiscent of the one that comes from rotten meat, and an increase in body temperature. If these symptoms appear, you should immediately consult a specialist, you may need to re-scrape;
- yellow discharge after curettage indicate that an infection has been introduced into the body and medication is required.