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Home Tips > Tips By Category > Tips you can implement daily In an incomplete abortion, the fetus has grown to an inch and length, and may be too large to pass through the cervix on its own. Parts of the fetus or placental material is retained within the uterus. Typical symptoms include vaginal bleeding and lower abdominal cramping.
The cramps associated with incomplete abortion can be very painful, and severe. In order to get the tissue to pass through the cervix your body may go into a mini labor to open the os (opening of the cervix, entrance into the uterus) to allow the tissue to pass. When this happens it can be a very frightening and painful experience, particularly if bleeding is also profuse.
In most cases, a surgical intervention called curettage is performed to remove the remaining material from the uterus. The goal of this treatment is to prevent prolonged bleeding or infection.
In rare cases, incomplete emptying of the uterus can cause the abortion to be unsuccessful and the pregnancy will continue.
An unsuccessful abortion can result in the delivery of a live neonate, or infant. This, termed a failed abortion, is very rare and can only occur late in the pregnancy.
Some doctors faced with this situation have voiced concerns about the ethical and legal ramifications of then letting the neonate die.
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