Table of contents:
- Get familiar with the curette procedure
- Is it fair to experience post-curettage bleeding?
- What should be considered after a curette?
- Can be treated or go home a few hours after curettage
- Stomach cramps like menstruation
- Mild cramps and bleeding
- When to go to the doctor
After curettage many say you will experience bleeding. Is that true? Dangerous or not? Relax, curettage is a safe medical procedure to perform. Curette is usually performed in a hospital by a specialist who is an expert in their field. Curette is not dangerous and it is necessary for certain conditions to prevent complications or worsening of the condition. Then, is it true that post-uterine curettage will cause bleeding? Is bleeding after curettage normal? Check it out below.
Get familiar with the curette procedure
A curette is a small operation that a doctor performs to remove any abnormal contents in the uterus or the contents of the uterus to be examined further. Curette has the medical name D&C (Dilatation & Curettage). The curettage procedure is used to scrape and collect tissue from the inside of the uterus.
You may need to undergo this procedure for a variety of reasons. For example, elective abortion, detection of uterine cancer, to treat heavy menstrual bleeding, or to remove tissue that remains after a miscarriage.
After curettage women usually experience normal bleeding. However, abnormal bleeding is also possible. If the post-curettage bleeding is abnormal, you may experience certain complications.
Is it fair to experience post-curettage bleeding?
Reporting from the Livestrong page, light bleeding or spotting is one of the normal signs after curettage. However, if the bleeding is very heavy (a lot of it), this could indicate something is not right. Heavy bleeding after curettage in menopausal women also indicates a problem.
Women who after a curettage experience heavy bleeding need to seek medical attention.
This heavy bleeding can occur due to the occurrence of perforation (hole or wound) of the uterus during curettage. Uterine perforation is a complication that may occur postoperatively on the inside of the uterus. For example, injuries to blood vessels in the uterus. The reason is, the metal curette device can puncture the uterus or other internal organs so that severe bleeding can occur after the curette.
What should be considered after a curette?
Can be treated or go home a few hours after curettage
Most women need to be admitted to a hospital or clinic for several hours after the curettage is performed. However, some must be hospitalized for observation. The important thing is to follow all the instructions of the doctor who treats you.
If you are asked to stay a few days, there may be other medical conditions that need to be monitored to make it safe for you. In the hospital you will usually be given antibiotics to prevent infection and some painkillers to relieve stomach cramps.
Stomach cramps like menstruation
After the curettage you may feel stomach cramps for the next 24 hours. There are some women who only feel cramps for the next 1 hour, and should not be more than 24 hours.
Mild cramps and bleeding
A few days after the curettage up to the next 2 weeks it is still possible to bleed blood. However, it was not blood that kept coming out in large quantities. Ibuprofen or naproxen are usually used to treat this condition.
When to go to the doctor
Before and after a curette, your doctor will usually give you complete instructions to prevent complications. There are also a number of things that could be signs of a dangerous complication:
- Dizziness or fainting a few days after curettage
- Continuous bleeding for more than 2 weeks
- Continuous cramps for more than 2 weeks
- Bleeding that occurs is heavier than during menstruation, or if the amount of blood that comes out can roughly fill one sanitary napkin every hour
- Fever more than 38 degrees Celsius
- Chills and chills
- It smelled foul
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