Endometrial or Uterine Ablation is a simple outpatient procedure where the endometrium or lining of the uterus is removed by laser or electrosurgery while looking through a hysteroscope.
Ablation is an alternative to a hysterectomy for many women with heavy bleeding who want to avoid a hysterectomy. After having ablation many women report little or no menstrual bleeding. Since ablation destroys the lining of the uterus, this procedure is not for anyone wanting to keep their fertility. Women are usually infertile after this because there is no where for the developing fetus to attach within the uterus.
This procedure is stressed to be only an alternative to a hysterectomy. |
