What is the cause of uterine infection after miscarriage and how is the infection transmitted?

Uterine infection after abortion is caused by the invasion and infection of the uterus by various pathogens, resulting in cervicitis or endometritis. The infection routes generally include ascending along the genital tract mucosa, vaginal bleeding after abortion, reduced local resistance, or artificial abortion surgery damaging the cervical mucosa and endometrium, pathogens invading the vulva and vagina, or pathogens in the vagina ascending along the cervical mucosa to infect the endometrium.

Abortion not only brings a lot of physical and psychological harm to women, but sometimes even due to improper postpartum management, some sequelae of abortion may occur, resulting in serious consequences. For example, some women may have uterine infection after abortion. So, what are the causes and ways of uterine infection after abortion?
If a woman has an infection in the uterine cavity during an artificial abortion, she will experience fever, abdominal pain, poor uterine contraction, heavy vaginal bleeding, and odor in the secretions. In addition, the level of white blood cells in the patient's blood will be relatively high. After the patient has these symptoms, do not be too anxious. Pay attention to observation, keep the genitals clean, change sanitary products frequently, and prevent the symptoms of infection from worsening.
Usually, women who take medication for abortion are more likely to develop intrauterine infection and multiple inflammations in the body. Because medication abortion infects the endocrine system to force the embryo to fall off, the endometrium will be damaged in the process and even the balance of the female endocrine system will be disturbed. Therefore, in order to reduce the chance of intrauterine infection, women should try to choose abortion surgery.
Women who have undergone abortions by surgery or medication should undergo gynecological examinations afterwards. It is best to have a gynecological examination. Generally, after abortion, women's bodies will be particularly weak. During this period, they should strengthen nutrition, pay attention to the hygiene of the lower body, and avoid bacterial infection. They should also avoid sexual intercourse for a short period of time to prevent the occurrence of infection.
Don't be too nervous. Check before abortion. After all, abortion is very harmful to the human body and you can't be careless. It's better to keep your emotions stable during the period. It takes time to recover after abortion. Pay attention to nutrition and avoid eating cold and irritating foods. It is recommended to observe after abortion, pay attention to the regularity of life, don't worry and be nervous, keep your emotions stable, pay attention to hygiene, wash your lower body with cooled warm water every night to avoid bacteria, and eat less raw, cold and irritating foods to help recovery.