Does anyone know what a dilation and curettage is and if it hurts?
A D&C is not always done for the purpose of abortion. “The D stands for dilation, which means enlarging. Curettage (the C) means scraping. Together, this procedure involves expanding or enlarging the entrance of a woman’s uterus so that a thin, sharp instrument can scrape or suction away the lining of the uterus and take tissue samples.” A D&C is also done to remove POC (products of conception) after an incomplete miscarriage an for irregular or heavy bleeding. http://www.emedicinehealth.com/dilation_… I had this procedure when my daughter was 9 months old. I was worried about being alone with my very fussy daughter the night after the procedure, so I arranged to have her spend the night with a family member. This was the first time she had been away from me over night. I felt so good that evening that I was up on a kitchen stool, cleaning cobwebs from the corners of all the rooms in
