After delivery the uterus weight approximately 1000 gm compared with non-pregnant weight of approximately 70 gm so it decreases in size gradually to its normal size by 6 weeks post-partum.
The post-partum discharge is called Lochia. Starts as Lochia Rubra which is menses-like bleeding in the first several days. Then the lochia senosa which is lighter with less blood in the next few days.
After all the Lochia Alba, a whitish discharge that may persist for several weeks.
Lochia seems to resolve more rapidly in breastfeeding women because of the involution of the uterus.
The average time to ovulation is 45 days in non-lactating women and 189 days in lactating women. Ovulation is suppressed in lactating women by the elevated prolactin levels.
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