blood loss

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01:15 Dec 10, 2004

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)

English term or phrase: blood loss

After the surgery for abortion, you will be brought to your room and will be offered refreshments and will be asked to go to the toilet to check your blood loss and change your sanitary wear.

What is meant by blood loss here? How can she check her blood loss if this means the blood lost during the course of surgery? What exactly does it mean? Please suggest. Thank you.

Ketan

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Explanation:
A certain amount of blood loss AFTER a woman has a surgical abortion is common. Some women bleed more than others but it's pretty common.

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-12-10 01:20:00 GMT)
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By the way, in your text it\'s refering to blod lost AFTER the surgery has been completed and once the woman wakes up.

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Ltemes
United States
Local time: 03:44

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Ltemes

4 +2

vaginal haemorrhage

Ioana Costache

4 +1

blood lost after the surgery

Tsogt Gombosuren

4 +1

FYI

RHELLER

4 +1

check for possible symptoms of trouble

Tatiana Nero (X)

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blood lost after the surgery

Explanation:
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Tsogt Gombosuren
Canada
Local time: 04:44
Native speaker of:

Mongolian
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please see notes

Ltemes
United States
Local time: 03:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

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Thanks to all of you!

3 mins confidence:

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vaginal haemorrhage

Explanation:
i think it has to do with vaginal haemorrhage rather than blood loss during surgery, because of the reference to toilet and sanitary wear (i.e. pads or towels)

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Note added at 6 mins (2004-12-10 01:21:34 GMT)
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obviously AFTER surgery

Ioana Costache
Romania
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Romanian

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

FYI

Explanation:
Abortion - What To Expect If You Choose Abortion
... Bleeding after An Abortion. Very often there is a dark, menstrual-like flow that occurs off and on for a couple of weeks after the abortion. ...
www.plannedparenthood.org/abortion/what-to-expect.htm

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 04:44
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

52 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

check for possible symptoms of trouble

Explanation:
You need to understand the mechanics of any curettage of the uterus (not necessarily for abortion, this surgery - D&C - can be done for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes: tumors etc.). The curettage is done blindly, the upper layer is taken off the uterus, and the main idea is to do this cleanly, so that after the surgery is done all the blood vessels close tightly. If there is anything left (a piece of tissue still adhering) on the surface of the uterus, it can cause a more or less large blood vessel there to be still open and cause potentially life-threatening haemorrhage. The check for the blood loss is intended as a check for quantity and color of blood lost. Bright red color and a lot of blood can indicate an ongoing haemorrhage from an unclosed vessel.

Tatiana Nero (X)
Local time: 06:44
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian

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