Recovering After An Abortion

Basics

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By Anjana Ns

Friday, October 7, 2011, 11:12

Life after abortion is not the same. The 'would have been' mum might have underwent a lot of turmoils mentally to prepare for such a decision. Recovering from an abortion may take a long time as physical surgery can heal in months but mentally it is hard very to accept. Today, we will discuss on how to care for the lady who has undergone an abortion. Take a look.

Recovering After An Abortion

1. Ask the lady to drink good amount of water and fresh fruit juice as she requires a lot of energy and nutrition.

2. She must be taking good rest and avoid working. Help her relax for longer hours than usual.

3. See to it that the lady is taking the right medicines after abortion as the prescribed treatment will help her recover quickly.

4. No exercise, swimming or partying (dancing) during this time as the surgery takes time heal.

5. It is a strict no for women after abortion to continue having an intercourse. Ovulation after abortion takes place within weeks and there are all chances for the woman to get pregnant again.

6. She must not wear too hip hugging clothes during this time if she is operated medically. The sutures may pain and lead to further complications.

7. For abortion recovery, the patient needs to get checked by the doctor regularly as lot of changes might have taken place in the uterus.

One of the major side effects after abortion is the complications of conceiving after sometime. It may complicate the pregnancy process and may result in miscarriage in the later stage.