Female friends who have an unexpected pregnancy and need to have an abortion, if they have a sensitive constitution, especially those who are particularly sensitive to pain, often consider using painless abortion to terminate the pregnancy. And there are both semi anesthesia and general anesthesia methods for painless abortion. So, is general anesthesia or semi anesthesia better for painless abortion?
1. Generally, general anesthesia is used for painless abortion, and semi anesthesia is less commonly used. Because semi anesthesia belongs to epidural anesthesia, this anesthesia method is relatively complex and requires catheterization. For induced abortion surgery, semi anesthesia is generally not used, but general anesthesia is the main method. Therefore, it is relatively better to use general anesthesia for painless abortion.
2. The general anesthesia during painless abortion is administered through intravenous infusion, allowing the patient to complete the entire abortion procedure in a state of unconsciousness without feeling any pain. Moreover, this type of anesthetic has a fast metabolism and stays in the body for a short period of time, making it less likely to cause postoperative sequelae. Generally, within about one minute of administration, the patient can enter a state of sleep, and then the surgery can be performed.
3. In addition, the semi anesthesia method used for induced abortion should be classified as local anesthesia. The main method is to inject anesthetic drugs at the cervical junction to alleviate the pain during cervical dilation. However, there may still be discomfort and pain during suction or curettage treatment. So this is also the main difference between painless abortion and general anesthesia.
