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What Causes Abdominal Cramps And Heavy Vaginal Bleeding After An Abortion?

Will drinking coffee affect the uterus to shrink after an abortion? It’s the 5th day after abortion, felt slight cramps in lower abdomen and blood flow suddenly increased before bedtime but the pad is not soak within an hour. Does this consider as excessive blood flow? Do I need to return to my doctors immediately?
posted on Thu, 5 Apr 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

The symptom of heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is defined as blood loss larger than 80 mL per cycle.

However, blood loss can be very hard to measure, unless you use a menstrual cup. And even if you lose less than 80 mL, it can still affect your quality of life, particularly if the timing of your periods is irregular and, therefore, difficult to anticipate.

Many causes like polyps or endometriosis or infection or fibroid etc.

Until examination is done it is difficult to say what it is.

Please consult your doctor he will examine and treat you accordingly.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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What Causes Abdominal Cramps And Heavy Vaginal Bleeding After An Abortion?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. The symptom of heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is defined as blood loss larger than 80 mL per cycle. However, blood loss can be very hard to measure, unless you use a menstrual cup. And even if you lose less than 80 mL, it can still affect your quality of life, particularly if the timing of your periods is irregular and, therefore, difficult to anticipate. Many causes like polyps or endometriosis or infection or fibroid etc. Until examination is done it is difficult to say what it is. Please consult your doctor he will examine and treat you accordingly. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.