The curettage is a procedure that is also known as curettage, the same is done with a curette. It is a minor surgery, of the outpatient type, in which several techniques are applied, among which the scraping or spoon-like cleaning (spooning) stand out. The curettage is applied in various circumstances, however, the most common in today's society is the association that is made of a curettage to cleaning that must be performed in an abortion, both induced or spontaneous, the woman must undergo a process of curettage or curettage to clean the uterus of the remains of the placenta or fetus that remain attached to the walls.
Curettage is a cleaning of remains and waste, it is common for what is extracted by means of a curettage to undergo analysis and expertise in order to rule out any infection or extra abnormality such as cancer, there are cases in which the ovaries are polycystic and with treatment these are not eliminated, so it is necessary to resort to a major surgery to be extracted. When an abortion happens, the fetus and everything that accompanies it is fragmented into small parts, they can be expelled but not all, in order to avoid an infection that can cause serious damage to the female womb, a thorough cleaning is performed. The female reproductive system is so clean that even if the uterus is not damaged, it can be very easy for the woman to enter a state of pregnancy.
Curettage as a treatment for conception is also common for those women who have poor fertility, as we indicated above, the uterus being clean of any residue or fragment of anomaly, conception is easier. The importance of curettage is basically focused on avoiding major injuries such as infections, tumors and higher-grade hemorrhages. When an abortion happens, the entire reproductive system of the woman is compromised, it can even be the cause of death if it is not treated in time. It is essential that curettage be applied after an abortion.