How much you can not have sex after an abortion?

The question of how much you can not have sex after a recent abortion, often sounds from the lips of women who want to resume sexual activity. Unambiguous answer to it is impossible in view of certain features of the recovery period, which in turn directly depends on the method of abortion. Let us consider this issue in more detail.

How much you can not have sex after a medical abortion?

Despite the fact that this method of abortion is more sparing and does not involve surgical intervention in the reproductive system of a woman, after a medical abortion, the period of abstinence must be present.

Talking about how long it is impossible to have sex after such an abortion, doctors usually call a period of at least 3 weeks. However, gynecologists strongly recommend that women delay with the resumption of sexual intercourse at least until the end of menstrual flow (the ideal option will be the resumption of intimate communication 14 days after menstruation).

Such fears of doctors are caused, first of all, by a long recovery period. To fully restore the uterine endometrium, which is traumatized during an abortion, it takes 4-6 weeks. If sex will take place earlier than this period, the probability of development of infectious and inflammatory processes is great, tk. It is impossible to completely exclude the possibility of pathogenic organisms entering the uterine cavity.

How much you can not have sex after a vacuum (mini-abortion)?

When answering this question, gynecologists call the same terms as in the first type of abortion discussed above, i.e. not earlier than in 4-6 weeks. However, that the recovery period after such an abortion proceeds somewhat longer, in view of the fact that the degree of trauma of the endometrium is much greater.

In addition, when carrying out this type of abortion, the woman must turn to the gynecologist for examination before proceeding with sexual intercourse. Only after the doctor confirms that the areas of unrestorated uterine tissue are not found, you can return to regular sexual life.

Thus, it should be noted that in order to determine exactly how many days it is impossible to have sex after a previous abortion, a woman should contact a gynecologist for an examination.