{"id":37132,"date":"2025-08-08T01:40:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T01:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/?post_type=procedure&#038;p=37132"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:44:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:44:42","slug":"dilation-and-curettage-dc","status":"publish","type":"procedure","link":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/procedure\/dilation-and-curettage-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Dilation and Curettage (D&amp;C)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Dilation and Curettage (D&amp;C)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>D&amp;C involves gently dilating the cervix and removing tissue from the uterine lining using suction or a curette. It is performed under general or regional anesthesia in an operating suite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to expect after a D&amp;C?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cramping and mild pain for 1\u20132 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Light bleeding or spotting for up to two weeks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possible passage of old clots<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid tampons and intercourse for 2 weeks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rest for 24\u201348 hours before resuming normal activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pain managed with prescribed analgesics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":41311,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"specialty":[1135],"class_list":["post-37132","procedure","type-procedure","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","specialty-gynecology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure\/37132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/procedure"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=37132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}