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Underlying Problem Requiring Endometrial Ablation:

An endometrial ablation is a procedure that is performed on women who have excessive vaginal bleeding. This bleeding is generally much heavier and lasts longer than what one would consider a typical menstrual period. Doctors may recommend an endometrial ablation for women who experience this heavy bleeding, who don't wish to have more children, and who have chosen not to have a hysterectomy to solve the problem.

Treatment:

An endometrial ablation utilizes different instruments to destroy the uterine lining, also called the endometrium. The procedure is usually done with a local anesthetic, although general or spinal anesthetics are sometimes used. A hysetroscope is then inserted through the cervix to allow the doctor to see into the uterus. The hysteroscope will introduce heated saline into the uterus to burn the endometrial lining. There are other methods, however, including those that introduce electrical energy, lasers, or radiofrequencies to damage the tissue.

After the procedure, the enodometrium will scar as it heals. This scar tissue is what prevents the heavy bleeding for which the patient originally sought treatment. As many as half of patients will not have menstrual periods after an endometrial ablation, and about 90% will have less bleeding.

Recovery from Endometrial Ablation:

Of course, the point of an endometrial ablation is to decrease the vaginal bleeding associated with menstruation, so this should be an expected outcome. Recovery itself can potentially take up to two weeks as the endometrium heals itself. While the chances of pregnancy are lowered after an endometrial ablation, it may still be possible to get pregnant, so proper birth control should be used.

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Mafoo

at first i didnt even click because i know full well what the endometrium is. then i saw grieves had replied so i had to check for lulz

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Who is grieves? Yeah, I bet a lot of you knows the meaning of endometrial but I also believe that many have not heard of the meaning yet. I mean, there are a lot of meaning said online but I chose the website that tackles more of the treatment procedures, the recovery after undergoing the treatment and the meaning.

Flamingnun

Gee, thanks...

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Grieves

I wouldn't have survived with out that knowledge...

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Mafoo

but why?

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PLUR
For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return

Grieves

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Link7881

I found the website very interesting. I compared it to yahoo answer and google answer and found no comparison to doctorfinders website.