Can I have medical abortion if my gestational sac is 23mm or 18mm?

Nowadays, due to various reasons, many women choose to have an abortion after becoming pregnant. In modern medicine, there are generally two methods of abortion: medical abortion and surgical abortion. But no matter which method of abortion is used, it will have an impact on the woman's body. Compared with surgical abortion, more people choose medical abortion because it is relatively mild. However, medical abortion is also conditional, and in some cases it is not possible. So, can medical abortion be performed if the gestational sac is 23mm or 18mm?

When the gestational sac is 23mm, it has grown quite large. Whether medical abortion can be used to remove the fetus at this time requires a B-ultrasound examination. In fact, when the gestational sac is 23mm, it is at the dividing point between medical abortion and surgical abortion. At this time, it is recommended to use B-ultrasound examination to let the doctor determine whether it is medical abortion or surgical abortion.

B-ultrasound examination is required before medical abortion. The average diameter of the gestational sac in B-ultrasound examination is less than 2.3 cm. The time when it is suitable for medical abortion can only be determined by B-ultrasound examination. Because the development speed of the gestational sac of different pregnant women is different, if the gestational sac is too large, medical abortion may easily cause incomplete abortion. If the pregnancy is beyond 49 days, medical abortion is not recommended.

Medical abortion is not simple. If the drugs are used improperly, it may fail to achieve the purpose of abortion in mild cases, and it may cause heavy bleeding or even life-threatening situations in severe cases. If you decide to have a medical abortion, do not buy the drugs on your own. You must go to a regular hospital for a check-up first, and then use the drugs in a standardized manner. It is best to be hospitalized for observation after taking the drugs.

In abortion surgery, it is very important to grasp the best time for abortion. If the abortion operation is performed at the best time, the difficulty of the operation will be reduced and the cost of the operation will be reduced accordingly.

Experts point out that the best time should be chosen for abortion, as there are risks if the gestational sac is too small or too large. It should be noted that if an abortion is performed too early, the gestational sac will be too small to be easily vacuumed or missed, resulting in failure of the abortion and the need for another uterine curettage.

However, if you have an abortion too late, the gestational sac will become larger and the uterine wall will become thinner, making the operation more difficult. This causes the abortion operation to take a long time, involve more bleeding, and cause greater damage to the female body.

If a woman's gestational sac does not meet the above standards, she should not have medical abortion without authorization. This can easily cause danger to the woman's body, especially it is easy to cause sequelae, which can lead to infertility. Care should be taken to avoid this problem from affecting the health of the woman's body.

Through the introduction in this article, we know that if the gestational sac is too small, medical abortion is suitable. If the gestational sac is relatively large, surgical abortion is recommended to remove the fetus. As a pregnant woman, you'd better actively refer to the contents of this article to see whether you are suitable for medical abortion. Generally speaking, when the gestational sac reaches 23mm, surgical abortion is required to remove the fetus.