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Dr. Alexandr Gudz » Endometrial AblationThe BlogWhy you shouldn't resort to Endometrial Ablation to deal with heavy periods Tamara MannellyDecember 11, 2014, I have recently been listening to so many women talking about a procedure that is "changing their lives." This procedure seems to be very common but, honestly, it seems very strange. Every time I hear about one more person who did it, I feel more obliged to share my thoughts about it. I think this procedure is just a clearer example of the insistence of our medical system on treating symptoms without treating the cause... one more BANDAID. Before I go on, I must warn you! This post will be on PERIODO: coagulation, heavy flow, tampons, etc. If that bothers you or is TMI, do not hesitate to read some of the other great articles about Oh Lardy, such as this full article on the , or our !!! 🙂Now that you've been warned, let's go ahead! Endometrial ablation What procedure am I talking about? The procedure is called Endometrial Ablation and is usually performed to decrease or stop a heavy period. According to , during endometrial ablation, the endometrial lining of the uterus is destroyed with the aim of reducing the flow of the period and in some women, it completely stops the period. Endometrial ablation treats excessive loss of menstrual blood, which can be indicated by: The opposite walls of the miometrium collapse with each other, and the damaged tissue is contracted and developed in a scar. Any endometrial left after the ablation is trapped under the scar, avoiding more bleeding. – The adrenal ablation treats the excessive loss of menstrual blood, which can be indicated by:The opposite walls of the myometrium collapse with each other, and the damaged tissues contract and develop in a scar. Any endometrial left after the ablation is trapped under the scar, avoiding more bleeding. – There are a variety of ways to perform this procedure (cold extreme, hot free flow liquid, microwave, etc.) but the fist is that the uterine coating is destroyed, decayed forever. It is usually successful in reducing the flow of your period or stopping it completely. What? A permanently scared Uterus? I heard about this months ago at a dinner. I heard a woman talk about a friend of a friend who had done this procedure. Normally, when I am part of health and well-being conversations that I do not fully agree with (which, honestly, is more often than not), or I put myself in a zone, smile and assort or I go away and find another conversation to be a part. Everyone has the right to their opinions and what they think is better for themselves and their families. Entering into debates is not generally appropriate in most circumstances. However, when this person mentioned the ablation, it was the first time he had heard of it. I basically spit my wine and said, "That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard."... It was one of those moments when you think you said something in your mind but, no, you didn't and you can almost see the words in a conversation bubble floating in the air. Oops! 🙂 I let him go thinking that maybe this person had some kind of extreme circumstance, a rare experience that required the ablation to be performed. It's none of my business. Over the past few months, I keep hearing more and more women who are having this procedure done (or considering it) to try to decrease or stop their periods. Most seem to be at the end of the early 30s of the '40s, but some have been at the beginning of '30s. One woman told me that her doctor pushes every woman who has children as a way to get rid of the "inconvenient period" and the inconveniently heavy period that seems to come in the 30s. I thought I was kidding. Normal or Bizarre? Doesn't it sound strange to anyone else? Destroy the lining of your uterus to stop your period? As far as I've read, and so my doctor tells me, as you age, your hormones change and your period also does. I've been there! Over the past few years, I've experienced changes that were uncomfortable and frankly just disgusting. In my 30 years later, my period went crazy heavy, full of clots. It was disgusting and sometimes it had the potential to be embarrassing. Would I like to stop? Of course. Who wants to go through tampons every 45 minutes or have an accident in his pants? Nobody. In my annual gynecological examinations, my doctor always asks me about my period, the nature of the flow, the changes. He has never mentioned ablation as an option. In fact, I recently mentioned that this procedure became common and I allowed myself to say that I had nothing positive to say about it. For me, he suggested that I read a book on premenopause and encouraged healthy diet and natural progesterone cream, if necessary. For me, using natural progesterone changed my life. And while I still have my period (as it should be because it's NORMAL!), it's not the nightmare of the last two years. Keep helping me adjust the CAUSE well of the changes in my period, not treating the symptom with a giant bandage. Now for full disclosure, I'm not a doctor. I am certainly not ordering people to get or not ablation, nor am I prescribing an alternative. I only share my thoughts on the matter and give some testimonies and articles that have been useful to me and other friends in the field of well-being. I am very uncomfortable with the massive momentum of this permanent procedure on women and I firmly believe that there will be long-term repercussions. Endometrial ablation is considered safe and effective by the FDA. But let's be honest... a "safe" label by the FDA is really not a standard gold guarantee. ALL the medication that has been removed from the market and/or labeled as dangerous was considered at a "safe" point by the FDA (Vioxx, DES, Accutane, Darvocet, Meridia, to name some, see below for resources). Are there complications of endometrial ablation? I'm honestly not sure. But a superficial look at PubMed showed some interesting studies: , effects of , , and (i.e. difficult to diagnose endometrial cancer, ). Hmmm... Why treat the symptom doesn't cause it? This prudence seems to me to be another example of our medical system treating a symptom and not reaching the root of the problem... the real cause of heavy periods. As far as I understand, periods become heavy and clots for a variety of reasons, usually hormonal in nature. If the uterine coating is destroyed, the periods have been (or have been lit) but has the reason for heavy periods been addressed? Of course not. I think it's necessary to have an impact on the way from this procedure. The body always strives for balance and this procedure does not seem to be helping in that matter. I know it's now considered "safe," but I'm very curious to see what happens in 20 years. This procedure looks incredibly short. Do not be at the root of the changes that occur during premenopausia, or that may be occurring on other occasions in a woman's life for a variety of reasons. Two books that changed my premenopausal life I've read two books that have completely opened my eyes to what happens during premenopausia and how to help your body change naturally... No need to burn uterus. The first is the one recommended by my doctor I mentioned earlier. Both books have changed my life! "Are you a woman between 35 and 50 experiencing PMS, migraine headaches, sudden weight gain, fatigue, irritability, tender breasts or lumpy, memory loss, fibroids, or cold hands and feet? If so, you may be experiencing symptoms of premenopause. Even if you are a decade or longer from menopause, your hormones may already be out of balance, usually caused by an excess of estrogen and a progesterone deficiency, say the authors of What your doctor can't tell you about premenopause. John Lee, M.D., is a well-known advocate of the benefits of natural progesterone and the author of what your doctor cannot tell you about menopause. The authors recommend natural progesterone cream to balance their hormones, remove premenopausal symptoms and make them feel better. They also analyze the dangers of xenohormones – substances not found in nature that have hormonal effects – which are frequently found in pesticides, solvents, plastics and meat treated with hormones. The book has common premenopause symptoms with suggested natural treatments (progesterone cream, diet, vitamins and herbs) and substances to avoid, in addition to additional dietary and exercise chapters. Many case studies help to put information in perspective. If you are premenopausal (or close to someone who is), this is a valuable resource." () "Are you a woman between 35 and 50 experiencing PMS, migraine headaches, sudden weight gain, fatigue, irritability, tender breasts or lumpy, memory loss, fibroids, or cold hands and feet? If so, you may be experiencing symptoms of premenopause. Even if you are a decade or longer from menopause, your hormones may already be out of balance, usually caused by an excess of estrogen and a progesterone deficiency, say the authors of What your doctor can't tell you about premenopause. John Lee, M.D., is a well-known advocate of the benefits of natural progesterone and the author of what your doctor cannot tell you about menopause. The authors recommend natural progesterone cream to balance their hormones, remove premenopausal symptoms and make them feel better. They also analyze the dangers of xenohormones – substances not found in nature that have hormonal effects – which are frequently found in pesticides, solvents, plastics and meat treated with hormones. The book has common premenopause symptoms with suggested natural treatments (progesterone cream, diet, vitamins and herbs) and substances to avoid, in addition to additional dietary and exercise chapters. Many case studies help to put information in perspective. If you are premenopausal (or close to someone who is), this is a valuable resource." ()ALL TOO OFTEN WOMEN ARE TOLD that feeling moody, asexual, tapped out, dry up, stressed out, and sleep deprived is just a part of being female. Or they are made to believe that the answer can be found only at the bottom of a bottle of prescribed pills. Dr. Sara Gottfried, a Harvard doctor and a nationally certified gynecologist, refuses to accept that being a woman means feeling overwhelmed or that crop pills are the new normal ones. At The Hormone Cure, she shares the unique hormonal balance program that she has used to help thousands of women recover well-being, verb and optimal health. Hormone Cura is an innovative book that shows how balancing your hormones can cure underlying health problems and result in restored sleep, greater energy, improved mood, easy weight loss, greater productivity and many more benefits. Dr. Hormone. Sara Gottfried will transform her life. ()ALL TOO OFTEN WOMEN ARE TOLD that feeling moody, asexual, tapped out, dry up, stressed out, and sleep deprived is just a part of being female. Or they are made to believe that the answer can be found only at the bottom of a bottle of prescribed pills. Dr. Sara Gottfried, a Harvard doctor and a nationally certified gynecologist, refuses to accept that being a woman means feeling overwhelmed or that crop pills are the new normal ones. At The Hormone Cure, she shares the unique hormonal balance program that she has used to help thousands of women recover well-being, verb and optimal health. Hormone Cura is an innovative book that shows how balancing your hormones can cure underlying health problems and result in restored sleep, greater energy, improved mood, easy weight loss, greater productivity and many more benefits. Dr. Hormone. Sara Gottfried will transform her life. ()It makes me sad to hear about so many women who pass through hormonal changes and are told that it is okay and totally normal to permanently frighten the lining of the uterus to decrease / stop a heavy period. I'm very curious to see where the excessive use of this procedure will take us in 10-20 years (and my suspicion is that it will not end well). What are your thoughts? Would you submit to endometrial ablation? Has he been subjected to the procedure yet? If so, are you happy and comfortable with the results? I would love to hear more... both pro and against the procedure!! Read more: by Mary Vance, NC by Mami Mary Vance, NC by Butter Nutrition of Mary Vance, NC by Butter Nutrition by Don't Mess With Mama by Food Renegade by Homeopathy Works Sources:RelatedTags:, , , 182 Comments on "Why not resort to endometrial ablation to deal with heavy periods" I am one of those women who had endometrial ablation. I was in my first 40s and my periods were extremely heavy. I couldn't leave the house for a day and a half because I sang so strongly. I was exhausted these few days every month. I admit that my diet wasn't the biggest then and maybe I would have made a difference if it were optimal. However, I do not regret having made the ablation. No more periods, no more PMS. I got my life back and a couple of years later I stopped. Would you recommend it? Yeah, and I did. My sister had done it and had only decreased her periods that helped her a lot. My best friend had an ablation and her periods are also something of the past. If you have finished having babies and eating a clean diet does not help, you would recommend and endometrial ablation. Mine did it in October and it was a nightmare. I was fine for 5 weeks and now I'm bleeding every 10-15 days for a week. I am very unhappy and my doctor who is certified and known in my area is making excuses why it didn't work - now I could have to do everything again and my insurance won't cover everything. So there's still more than 2400.00 out of the pocket and the problem. Do more research before you agree! I had this procedure done on April 8, 2017. I'm one who doesn't take medications or try to put a bandage on something. I want to get to the source. I fell in the pool of people who have been convinced by the doctor, the staff and the women who said this would be the best thing I would do for myself. Don't give up, that's what everyone said. I'm 50 years old and I've fought my period for 8 years. I must admit I was desperate to have some relief. I had a cycle every 21 days and sangré for 10 days. That didn't leave me much time between cycles. The bleeding was extremely heavy and painful. My cycle would prevent me from doing outdoor activities, as well as my daily activities became more difficult. I bled through the biggest tampons every 30 minutes for 3 days. Trying to rest a good night during this time was impossible! To say the least I was desperate. When my doctor recommended the ablation of the rookie and how high he spoke of the procedure is chosen to do so. I don't think it was a good choice. The doctor never mentioned that the procedure could fail! Mine! Adenomyosis is what he said is the POSSIBILITY of why my FAILED. Once again not a reasonable explanation of the failed ablation. Recovery hasn't been fun. I'm still bleeding, I have severe pain and swelling. I'm sorry to do this procedure, and I pray that I don't have any more complications than I did. I still have very difficult menstrual cycles and no satisfactory explanation of why this procedure failed. I'm veryWow! This was certainly one of those articles that needed to be written and you wrote it well! I love how you respect other people's choices, but you bring consciousness. As a mother who has made some great mistakes, I have not heard of this before. As a nutrition therapy teacher, we have a business of helping children (and sometimes mothers) find their best health. So from my perspective, I care about women and the potential loss of capacity to have children. (Emotionally, we all know how women can change their minds!) I haven't had the bleeding pain, but I certainly have had other pains. So this part justifies sympathy. But the answer lies in discovering better health, not eliminating organs or functions of our IMHO bodies. The generations of women have gone through this and survived without this burn, so that encourages me. The body is always communicating throughout our stages of life; telling us we need something (minerals, water, vitamins). Since dealing with children, this also concerns the effects on the body. Since menstruals unroll and clean our cervix; prematurely stopping this could really disable the body to correct and/or complete a transition change! There was a time when people removed tonsils because they were still inflamed and caused children to get sick. This seems very similar. Now many "adult children" are losing their "first line of defense" against pathogens due to a misunderstanding "inconvenience." Hopefully more women will be encouraged to support the transition with diet, natural progesterone and other lifestyle changes (detoxifying chemicals). Thank you for the great article. 4 years ago, at age 50, I had enough. 25 years of bleeding for 20 days a month 7-8 of them tampon and pad per hour stage. I went to a new Gyno. During the 25 years they told me "that's what happens after having babies." I went to the new doctor with all the intentions of getting the ablation procedure. I begged him. She said quietly that I would do what I asked her to do, but some things can't be passed later. She asked for the opportunity to treat me and solve the problem because she guessed what... It wasn't normal! We decide on the IUD because a side effect of it can decrease or stop periods. He stopped mine. I never had a period again! I realize that the IUD can have its own problems, but it worked totally for me. I recently had it removed and I still have no periods. He's very liberating! Look at all your options. I'm glad I did. I read this and had to comment... I don't know anything about endometrial ablation, but I'm passionate about health (and write, as one would have), and this article is really, really terrible. The title is: "Why you shouldn't have endometrial ablation." The article gives no valid reason for not having the procedure. This is the fear that accumulates in its bright moment. The reason why you give not to have a procedure is completely imperfect logic; do you not have a procedure because some drugs were removed from the market after being found ineffective??? Don't you have a procedure because the description of what scares me? No doctor was consulted. There is no credible remedy to describe the procedure. There's no information about what an alternative could be for someone who's suffering. There is no recognition of the excruciating pain that some women experience from endomentriosis. No investigation. This type of information is dangerous to spread to the public. Impressable people who are suffering and in pain can stumble on this article and be too afraid to consider even a treatment that can truly benefit them. There is no problem with sharing reflective, well-researched and considered alternatives to health. That's necessary. React emotionally to a description of a procedure and then write an article telling people not to get that procedure (yes, it says in the article that you are not instructing them, but the title literally says that people should not have this procedure) is unethical. Thanks for commenting. I'm sorry you don't like the article. We all have the right to our opinions and that is what this article is... My opinion. The drugs I mentioned were taken out of the market not because they were ineffective, but they turned out to be extremely dangerous. My point to mention these examples was that the FDA labels safe and effective things (which is a good thing) but, for me, that is not a 'golden standard' as there are times when something 'safe and effective' turns out to be anything but... and sadly it is after it causes harm to many people. It doesn't mean it happens all the time but I always hear "but the FDA says it's safe" and that doesn't mean much to me. The description of the procedure doesn't 'take care'. Rather the idea of this procedure that is being driven to women regularly (not only in extreme circumstances) is very short (in my opinion) and is not coming to the CAUSE of the problem in the first place. Our healthcare system is full of bandages and this procedure seems to be one more. This procedure has existed for a while, but it seems that more recently women are being recommended that do not fit the symptoms of "extreme". I give you absolutely information on alternatives to books and other articles. The reasons for strong changes in bleeding/period are numerous and there are several resources to read about it. My intention is to give people something to think, an alternative point of view, my opinion. Thanks again for commenting. Kalin P. Thank you for posting this comment. Thank you for pointing out this miswritten article. Kalin, I agree with you 100%. Horrible article. I don't know anything about Google, but I need to do the research, whatever my OBGYN says, for myself. I have ablation scheduled for September 12. I'm 46, I have 2 children, and I've had children. Over the past 1.5 years, my periods have become extremely heavy, extremely painful, developed insomnia, more humorous/irritability and lack of energy. At first I thought it was periomenopausa. After several working panels in blood and ultrasound by a new OBGYN, it was determined that my uterine coating is thick, therefore causing heavy bleeding and irregular periods (when my last child 7 years ago have been every 28 days), and extreme pain. I am having the Minerva Treatment and although there are pros and cons in the Wonderful World of the Web, I am trusting my doctor and doing the procedure. This article does nothing but fear people who are already worried and nervous. Good thing I don't let something so irresponsible and without education change MY decision to try to make my life better. My children need their mother 100% present for them and right now, I don't want to do anything because I'm always suffering and exhausted. An opinion is only that and everyone has the right to have one, but to comment on a medical problem, unless you have a doctorate after your name, it is better not too. Hi, Trisha, how did your procedure end? I'm considering it and I'm gonna be 45 this year. I had an ablasion last year and yes, it was a change of life! The person who commented above, calling it "inconvenience" clearly has not experienced the weakening periods that some women, myself included, have to suffer through each month. He knew that it was not a solution, but he did not involve medication, and all the side effects that go along with it, and promised considerable relief. I knew it was a band-aid, but it had been miserable for so long and I couldn't live like that anymore. In essence, I noticed for days every month- pain, exhaustion of losing so much blood, not being able to go too far from a bath, and the mega-doses of ibuprofen. My doctors tried several birth control pills, a DIU, antidepressants... I couldn't deal with all the side effects, especially with a limited benefit. My periods have not gone completely now. I still have cramps and "inconvenience" but now I can work through it. I'm sorry I didn't do it years ago! Unfortunately, as you said, our health system doesn't care about finding and treating the cause. I've already tried and I've given up. I did it two years ago. It was the best thing, and I think, the only thing that would have worked for me. He has honestly made a huge change in my quality of life. Not later, no more nearly bleeding to death, it is no longer running after periods that lasted weeks. I don't regret it. My mother had an ablation years ago. Faced with similar issues, my gin (different state) said that in no way, form or form supports this operation. Apparently, once done, it prevents doctors from identifying any future problems that may arise in that region. My doctor says the same thing! -I had this procedure done more than 11 years ago, because I knew nothing better and wanted to fix the problem. I was having a terrible hair loss and I thought I was causing myself to lose my hair because of the iron loss of abnormal flow. I don't even remember if the ablation worked, because it kept losing its hair and was so worried about it that demanded a hysterectomy! Talk about bandages... I had hysterectomy, and when I came in, my doctor found that I had endometriosis. The original plan was to leave my ovaries instead, but it was so bad they had to take one. I started learning more about diet and lifestyle, and in 2009, I was gluten free after reading an article about a woman who reversed her hair loss. Also as I learned about gluten, I found that I was very linked to endometriosis and I thought, "Hey, I had it!"... another thing to convince me that gluten could be the cause of my problem. So many things cleared up and were better off going to the GF, but my hair loss didn't stop. I stayed GF, not because it was fun or easy, but because I felt so much better! Not until I made a clean candidacy and changed my diet to a clean diet / paleo / primary lifestyle in 2012 I realized how many mistakes I had made in the past... and yes, they took my tonsils off in 2011 because I didn't know anything better. Since I felt very well when cleaning my diet, I have been passionate about the diet and life style and I am so decorated with what is offered as "food" today. Filled with pesticides and GMOs, we are as sick as ever. Many don't even realize the difference the diet makes. I feel that if I had changed what I ate in 2001/20002, I would not only have enjoyed the benefits of a more normal period, it would have been much healthier in general. I have seen family members enjoy pregnancy after years of infertility, weight loss, healthy blood pressure, as well as people who come out of medication (including statins), and the list continues and continues – just eating clean. Food can feed the disease, or it can be our medicine. Do not fully rely on the FDA (not our friend) or a bottle of troubleshooting pills. Power is in your hands to make change for good. I felt I had to share this to show others that there are alternatives like this article talks. Don't be judged or defensive, I don't care how you feel. It really considers what is being shared and why it is being shared... helping others, not making them feel worse. Thank you for sharing your experience!! Can you tell me what you ate basically by changing your diet? I had an ablation done and down and, behold, the following month, I am experiencing the same period I did before the ablation. I also did this in my first 40 years because of my heavy periods causing anemia and the inconvenience of flooding was terrible. I admit that after I did, I was not lucky and I still had my periods, not so heavy but still heavy. Now I'm 47 and I'm having super heavy periods again and coagulation. Along with this I have extreme fatigue and decay and headaches during. I use a bioidental progesterone cream but that seems to do nothing to stop this. I'm looking forward to seeing my gyn next week for some help. Ablation didn't really work for me, unfortunately, so it's really not worth it. Then it was much more painful than I thought it would be a postoperative operation. This is great! But I have a question... When your doctor suggested reading the book about pre-menopausal, were your hormones out of balance in your blood? I'm just asking because I have each of these symptoms. I will be 30 in a couple of weeks, I can no longer lose weight to save my life, I get terrible headaches, PMS, incredibly uncomfortable periods that last for a minimum of 2 weeks, with a couple of "can't leave the house for days." My doctor said "welcome to 30, that's what's going on" umm...it doesn't. My blood work turned "perfect", all in the normal range. I'm pale, I work often... so I'm here with a ridiculous response from my provided military doctor (who can't change) as a sitting duck... it's really the cause #1 of my stress over the past year. I need a miracle I think that since my doctor clearly can't help me, and I don't move back to the states until 2016. Yeah. My doctor recommends hormone saliva testing. I read the book first, then I came back and did the tests. Yeah, they were a little out of their place. 🙂 You can also test saliva through a variety of online laboratories. But I'm not sure that works if you're out of the country? Did they also review your thyroid, and not just TSH (which actually only tests your ability to pituitary glands to stimulate your thyroid)? To get an adequate vision in the thyroid function you have to get the following in addition to TSH: - Free T4 - Free T3 (the actual active form your body can use) -T3 total. -TPO and thyroglobulin antibodies (to check the most common cause of Hashimoto hypothyroidism) -Optionally, the T3 investment (security cannot cover this) I have Hashimoto but ironically I have never tested positive for TPO or Thyroglobulin antibodies. And my completely personal opinion, because I did a positive test for it, is to request an ANA Screen, which according to my Rheumatologist was caused by my Hashimoto. I am one of the 20% of patients who found Hashimoto through the aspiration of thin needle of my thyroid nodules, which is apparently the "golden standard" for diagnosis. I'm pretty sure my Hashimoto is causing my hormonal problems. I wish you luck, don't give up looking! Did you hear someone talking at a party and then did a little research on the Internet and talked to a doctor about what he thinks? Wow, awesome story. I'm one of those people who had an ablation. And I'm one of those people who will say that life changed. My doctor didn't push it, and I waited to do it until I had exhausted all my options. The idea that eating well and supplements is a cure for everything has to stop. Yes, I follow a healthy diet, I see a holistic doctor, take supplements as she recommends, but this gets rid of polyps that grow out of control. Or several of the other reasons why this procedure can be used or helped women recover their lives. I had one and it worked great for a few months. After that, although the periods turned even heavier. The final result was a hysterectomy. During the biopsy after my hysterectomy they found cancer in my uterus. If the ablation had worked, the cancer would not have been detected. The doctor said the cancer was causing uncontrollable bleeding. Ablation is a very useful tool; however, make sure the underlying cause of bleeding is not related to cancer. Wow! I'm glad they could get the cancer. Thank you for your article. After having removed a fibroid when I completed 50 years, he turned and started bleeding 6 months later. I've been bleeding for 4 months! No sex, no intimacy with my husband, no exercise because it was too painful. I won 10 pounds. My doctor recommended the procedure after trying so many other things. I was scared! He did a lot of research, talked to my primary care doctor and decided to move on. We've been in for seven months. Without bleeding, sex is good, I started running and I lost 15 pounds. I still ovulate while I get menstrual cramps every month, but no bleeding. I organically exercise regularly and feel great! Your 10 to 15 years old from now is well taken, but my life has changed completely, not to mention my marriage – thanks to the ablation. What kind of ablation did you get? Thank you, thank you, thank you for this post. It is very timely for me, as last week I had a very embarrassing "red invasion" at work in front of two men on my desk. I'm talking about puddle at my feet! Later, I went to see my GYN who performed a biopsy (which turned negative, thanks to God!) and gave me a low-dose BC RX to treat symptoms. I haven't started taking the BC yet because I'm not interested in the idea of growing cardiovascular problems, among others, that go along with it. As a result, I was considering this as an option. I'm gonna get the books now, sure. I'm one of those women who suffered for 2 years of uncontrollable periods. I basically had it all the time. I was at my point of view. They tried everything until they recommended this procedure. I was so excited to end my misery. In the end, the instrument worked badly and almost died. They burned my uterus and my colon. My entire colon bile entered my body literally poisoning me from the inside. I almost died. They had to come back and give me a hysterectomy. They couldn't get through my Caesarean scar, so now I have a huge ugly scar from top to bottom in my stomach. I almost finished with a colostomy bag for the rest of my life due to damage to my colon and rectum. My scar is now so painful almost 3 years later and I still have to wear dresses because the zipper and seam in the pants still hurt. I'd think twice about doing this procedure. Good luck! What a horrible story. That's terrible. I am so happy to trip on this website! My doctor told me I need to think about making ablation or hysterectomy because of heavy and prolonged periods. I made a search for ablation because I need to make a decision. However, after reading this, I decided not to. April, I heard about the side effects of ablation, but it wasn't until I came to your response and the others, that I could decide what to do. I'm sorry you and other ladies had to go through all that. Alternative I will continue to investigate to see what natural remedies I can find. I hope you don't have to do the procedure. Hi. I also had the procedure after my daughter was born to 42. My periods were horrible, heavy, accidents, 7 days FULL, and after two weeks, 7 days FULL AGAIN. I was exhausted. Anemic. I felt very unattractive and always swollen. My baby was 18 months old and I didn't see the sexy woman I'd been back. I have opted for surgery and it has been a blessing, but not without complications. I've had some inexplicable abdominal pain on occasion, but no periods. My hormones are on a roller coaster, but probably the same thing that would be at 49 if I hadn't had surgery. My main problem with hormones is that since I have no results (i.e. period) of p.m., it throws me for a loop because I don't know why I'm in the mood and irritable. I started taking an antidepressant and help. I agree with you that 10 – 15 years on the road anything could happen, however, I have my life back. I feel sexy. I lost weight and I feel like me again. It is worth the unknown future to have a normality today. But it's not all unknown. Cancer, heart attacks, strokes, etc. We don't know what discomfort we'll have to deal with at 70 or 80 years. My girls have a normal, happy mom. My husband has a sexy and sensitive wife. I have annual exams and I'm healthy. So I'm grateful for the procedure. As with any medical procedure, there are side effects and people react differently. My two cents... A moment locked in my memory forever wakes up after I have my ablation. I didn't do the laser ablation, my doctor felt that the hot water method of scolding would work better for me. He took a balloon and blew it so every part of my uterus was touching it. Then he ran hot water scolding through it for 7 1/2 minutes. I've never felt such pain in my entire life. I woke up screaming in pain. It took an extra 2 hours to finally have my pain under control after this procedure. I felt my interiors were burning. Even this day I tear off when I talk about it, and I will never recommend this procedure in particular to anyone. I suffered from heavy periods with blood clots all my life. My periods were so painful and heavy that I couldn't leave my house. I can remember just going and sitting in the bathroom and just bleeding. I could barely get out of bed sometimes and in those days I just folded several towels in half and sat them under me in case I was bleeding from my pad. Which was inevitable. There is no point in the tampons, I would bleed through them in a matter of minutes, my husband being a paramedic would give me an intravenous path sometimes just to give me fluids because I could barely eat or drink during these 10 days. The ablation worked. He slowed down my periods and actually I could get out of the house and do normal things while I was in my period, but I still had this horrible pain in my uterus area that wouldn't leave, so after a year of dealing with this pain I went back to my doctor. He thought it might be endometriosis and recommended birth control. I made it give me a hormone test that came back normal. So I rejected birth control because when I take birth control I became a b*tch ragging. I felt that my husband and two children didn't deserve to have treated me like that. So the plan was to go in and look to see if he had endometriosis, if there was the plan to do a hysterectomy. My doctor didn't find endometriosis but chose to do histerectomy anyway because he said he found something in my uterus. The biopsy returned as normal uterine tissue. So now, I've had an ablation and hysterectomy and I'm only 30 years old. All I want is for this pain that I still have to disappear. It's in my pelvic region and it's still there after hysterectomy. I come back to my doctor and tell you that I'm still having this pelvic pain and now it's painful to have sex. He basically told me he was crazy. But, reluctantly, he sends me to a bladder specialist who turned everything normal and then that doctor sent me to a pelvic pain specialist. This new doctor diagnosed me with buvar vest. Which is basically nervous pain in the vagina. He sends me to a physical therapist who finds out after his examination that my pelvic bones are broken, and I probably broke them by handing them over to my first child who is 10 now. She adjusted my pelvic bones and after 12 weeks of therapy the pelvic pain she had felt for so long had finally gone. I'm still dealing with nervous pain. In September, my doctor wanted to do another surgery. Surgery is removing a U-shaped pocket of nerves right inside the vagina. Which I refused. I put myself online and researched my further diagnosis and found a more holistic approach. So far, my symptoms have remained at bay. The book I'm sorry has saved my life is Amy Stein M.P.T.'s pelvic healing pain. My advice to other women would be – I know how difficult it is to live with pain. The option of ablation is your choice! Don't let the doctors scare you into a procedure you're not sure you want. Do your own research, and your doctor doesn't know everything. My doctor looked me in the eye and told me there is no way a holistic approach will work on my nervous pain and it is!! I hope my story helped somehow. Wow, thanks for sharing your story! I'm glad you finally found the reason for your pain and I hope the nervous pain dissolves over time. -TmMe seems sad that women jump over other women to question gynecological practices... yes, this is a blog not a scientific article. The author made it very clear. Honestly., I want people to stop IGNORING diet as the cause of most diseases and believe every word their doctor (mostly a man who has no consideration for his body), a person who benefits from the procedures and surgeries, which is part of the big medicine and the big farm, is giving better advice. Do you ask the doctor to show studies to test each recommendation? Do you ask him to wait while he calls other doctors for his opinions? You are keeping a blogger to a higher standard than your MD. Any invasive medical procedure affects your body ... If you happen to have autoimmune disease, as I have, any procedure causes a lot of inflammation in your body. I am living with 3 autoimmune disorders, feeling very well in an anti-inflammatory diet, under the care of a doctor who believes in healing nutrition and I am healthy and happy instead of taking metotrexate, a cancer drug that is what the main doctors said I had to do to fight this debilitating disease. In the middle of the '40s, destroying my I'm immune system with chemo medications, I doubt I could have lived a long time. Healthy and happy life. I hope now. Balance your body, don't fri it. It's not your enemy. After having done this procedure, I would not personally recommend it, but others I know did not have the experience or results I had. I suffered from extremely heavy periods, coagulation and cramps that had continued to increase after my last child was born. I was having periods that would last more than 7 days, literally flooding and stopping for a week and start again. My gynecologist first spoke to me about this procedure after doing an ultrasound and biopsy to determine if there was any anomaly (cancer, polyps, etc.). They told me it was a safe, fast, simple and painless procedure that would completely eliminate my periods, or at least make them more manageable. At this moment in my life I was looking for something... anything that would help. When the procedure was discussed, I was told that I could have the procedure in the hospital and be put to sleep, or more conveniently I could afford to have the procedure in the office that would be substantially cheaper (it was not cheap in any way, but it was at least $2,000 cheaper to do it in the office). I had insurance that covered part of the procedure, but the money was a factor so I chose to do it in his office. They gave me recipes that I was gonna fill up and bring me the day of the procedure. I should have asked more questions about pain management, etc., but I trusted that they knew what they were doing and that everything would be fine. I arrived at the office and being taken to a waiting room, they gave me instructions to take the Valium that they have prescribed and brought with me. I was told this would help me relax. When they took me to the room where the procedure was going to be done, they talked to me and explained everything they were doing. I was told that they were numbing my cervix, so I thought, "Well, that will help the pain." He was completely humiliated, as there were many people in the procedure room, as he was at this point said he was the first patient to have this procedure done in the post and were training, etc. To make things worse, because it was the first procedure that they had to have a representative of the company that made the ablation team in the room also. I'm an extremely modest person because of my religious convictions so having a man in the room who wasn't my husband was extremely uncomfortable for me. They told me he'd stay in an area where he couldn't see the procedure, but who knows. I mean, I wasn't thinking clearly how the Valium had already had effect. When they inserted the wand I was told that I would feel a slight pressure while the liquid was filling the balloon (not very sure what it is or what it is called, but for lack of better words this is what I am calling). I felt pretty uncomfortable, but it wasn't worse than my heavy cramp, so I thought I could handle it. Then they explained that the liquid would be heated and that it would have to remain in my uterus for almost 8 minutes. When they started to heat the liquid it was evident that they had not given me any kind of pain medication. Literally I could feel that my interiors burn... It was so bad in fact that I started screaming and they asked me if they needed to stop the procedure. It was at this point that they told me I had to feel like this for the 8 minutes. I didn't really think I was going to be able to do it, but pressed, literally crying and praying until it was finally over.... They put me in a recovery room and when I was released they told me I could take the other pill they had prescribed while I was leaving. I realized it was actually a pain pill. I'm not sure why they didn't allow me to have some kind of pain management during the procedure itself, but I personally think they didn't know what they were doing. The pain was absolutely unbearable and I said I should have paid the extra money to do it at the hospital where they would have put me to sleep. No one should have had to go through that kind of pain without pain medication. The recovery was horrible. I wasn't at my feet the next day as they said I'd be. I've been bleeding a lot for a week before I called the doctor who told me it could be normal. After another week, I called and said I'd give him more time. After another week, the bleeding finally stopped. He still had periods, but more manageable during the first year. Then they vanished slowly and no longer had them. As during this time I made some very drastic changes in my lifestyle in terms of diet. I've been eating a dairy diet, whole foods like vegetarian for almost two years and I'm a daily organic juice. This lifestyle change has cured many chronic diseases and side effects that I had been dealing with for years. I think a proper diet can heal the body... as I said, I've been on this trip for almost two years and guess what... my periods are returning to age 42, well, I'll be 43 in a few weeks. The best part of that is that I'm happy because it shows you can cure your body from within. If I had really known and understood what I was doing to my body, I would never have done it in the first place. I have also been a completely traditional two-year-old drug. Thanks for sharing your story! I too, I think this article is extremely irresponsible. It is very hypocritical to talk about the doctors "pushing" the procedure about women, when you are clearly "pushing" your opinion, without any factual investigation, about a procedure you yourself have not had. While you claim that you are not "heard" by the procedure, you are actually using flames to spell the word BURN, and ask if someone is willing to suffer "burned" to get rid of what are real medical problems. How is it that without the intention of 'taking care' to consider the procedure? That's clearly intimidation. The procedure DOES NOT make it impossible to diagnose any future problems, although in fact it can make it more difficult. Therefore, that simply means that having the procedure includes accepting it and being more diligent about regular checks. I'm 37 and I've had 10 pregnancies with 3 live births. My history with multiple pregnancies and multiple losses has caused me, over the last two years, to very seriously, unpredictable bleeding for days, and sometimes even weeks, causing me to be hospitalized four times. It's really hormonal, but there's nothing NORMAL about what's happening to me. It's not just inconvenience, these cycles have changed my whole life. I'm fine, and I take vitamins. I don't smoke, drink or do drugs. I am 5'3′, 115 pounds. I have a medical condition that will not allow me to take progesterone, or any other synthetic hormone, to help with flow or frequency. But even if I could, why wouldn't I choose to have a more permanent procedure instead of introducing more synthetic hormones, with all their side effects, on my body, every month, until I hit menopause?! That's what sounds most ridiculous in my opinion! My GYN has not pressed this procedure, I asked him about it after making a real RESULT, and he did a fantastic job of telling me all the pros and cons and letting me make the decision that was best for me. I've decided against ablation, just for the little chance that my bleeding will not stop, and I've chosen to have a hysterectomy instead. It's okay to scare your uterine lining. Why does it make you sad? No one sees your rugged uterine lining, and you don't need your uterine lining any more if this procedure is appropriate for you. I'm not going to have a memorial service for my uterus once they retire. As to your concern about where this procedure will be in 10-20 years, the answer, if you have done your task, is that it will continue to exist and will continue to evolve. This procedure has been carried out since the 1970s. It has just continued to develop in different techniques and marketed under different brands based on the technology of that company. Great, he thought of the answer especially coming from someone who chose to leave the procedure. Being someone who works in the O.R. I can say that this is not something new. I recently had this procedure done (after exhausting other methods) because I had endometrial polyps that have caused anemia. As healthy, I take supplements, exercise and live a healthy lifestyle. I have endometriosis and healthy eating isn't gonna change that. Creating fear for a reader who may be considering this option is simply irresponsible. Giving an opinion without a scientific basis and dyeing the article as a fact is the overflowing mind. April, I agree with your statement. Now I will never read another blog that this person writes. I considered surgery, but I never did. My OBGYN never ordered a THYROID blood test. It was direct to balloon ablation (which failed) then ordered (3) LUPRON shots, spaced (3) weeks away. This was because of the ZAG LASER procedure that was going to "intent" the following. I found an article MEDICAL MISHAPS heater, and I left it on his desk. Turns out I have Hashimotos thyroiditis, so none of them would help me. Now I have ASHERMANS syndrome, and I can no longer get a little more. My uterus is like "cobwebs" tell me. The Lupron overcame my uterus, so they ended up, woke me up and canceled the ZAG LLAER. None of that is related to Hashimotos, and nothing he did will regenerate my uterus back to his healthy state. I left his office and until this very day, that asshole still brags that the thyroid does not overlap in the world OBGYN. Be careful before you do this. It is painful afterwards and your uterus can be so damaged, that the patient ends in surgery receiving a D/C. My OBGYN told me, "If you have a drop of blood, I'm giving you a hysterectomy. She doesn't have a way to test me for uterine cancer because of ablation and those stupid shots, which are for CANCER patients. Act like what he did is standard, and it's not. Please do the little bit, if you have heavy periods. I'm so sorry for your experience! Thank you so much for sharing that here. I wish you good health! I had this procedure done about 8 years ago. I've never regretted having done it. I wish I'd seen a doctor before suffering with passionate periods for about 10 years. I found a new doctor and my life changes for the better. No periods, no pads, no accidents. I'd do it again! I found this interesting article and I think you raised a very valid point – we need to address the cause, not the symptoms. With that said, I am programmed for a procedure similar to ablation. It is called resection and involves cutting the inner layer instead of burning it, and it is supposed to be more effective for people in the early 30s. In my case, we know the cause and because of a medical condition, this is my best choice. I hope it's effective and I'll get the results I hope. Thank you for sharing! Four months ago I had a uterine ablation. I was 49 years old. Finally I decided to do so after 10 years of extremely painful periods with egg-sized clots. I could feel like they're coming and I'd have to go to the ladies' room as soon as possible or risk my leg. I'd have to use super tampons along with those giant night pads. I would get so much Tylenol and Advil just to do it through my working days my stomach would hurt for days later. I had the ablation and I haven't had a period since. And very little pain when I ovulate, more of a nuisance than anything else. So it looked like a god. But, and I didn't make the connection until recently, I've been experiencing chronic debilitating migraines on a regular basis. Because of the ablation I'd have twice a month. Once during ovulation and the third day of my period. Now they run from a couple of days to several weeks in length. I'd say about 80% of my days have migraines. I'm not sure if the ablation caused this problem, but my guess is he did. I can't see the neurologist for another two months. The doctor only wants to cover migraines with 4 different medications. Including putting me in an antidepressant. I'm not interested. I had to fight to get permission to see a specialist to find the underlying problem. I was taken to this place while I was looking to find out if other people have had this reaction and it looks like it is. Has anyone else experienced problems with migraines after ablation? Hello there Interesting article and interesting comments. I'm 51 years old, and I've suffered for a long time, very heavy periods with massive clots, the size of a baby's fist... if it's not bigger, and you can't leave the house for 2 or 3 days a month because of my periods. I have had the Miraa coil equipped, as I spoke to several friends who have had it and have stopped their periods completely, but unfortunately it has not worked for me. I know a lady who has had the abalation procedure, it worked for her. I asked my doctor and sent me to my specialist, but after the specialist told me what might go wrong I started thinking about it and doing some research. Some cases, the procedure works for a while, then the lining of the uterus grows and periods return with revenge. I really don't want to undergo a general anesthesia and have my belly move with, if there's no guarantee it's gonna work. So, for me, this article was an interesting reading and extended my options. If possible, I would like to make a more natural approach to deal with this. On the other hand, my periods to play havoc with my quality of life and a period lasted 39 days!!! Thanks for the information, it's a... I don't want to interfere with my body if I can help it. Now I know that there may be other alternatives that help through this heavy period and feeling a blurred scenario. I just did this so I don't know what the final results will be, but I know my doctor did a biopsy twice before doing this procedure. I tried to change my diet to a clean diet and grew all the vegetables I ate and that didn't help much. He didn't have so many clots, but the period was still very heavy. I'm at the end of the '40s and I have 5 kids, so we're done with having kids. My Dr and I tried everything we could think about before we did this. I think everything should be judged before doing this procedure. Research, research, research and talk a lot to your doctor. I had an ablation. They put my Uterus and cut into an important blood vessel. I almost died. They had to do an emergency hysterectomy. I had to have a blood transfusion and stay in the hospital for a week. It was horrible. I have a big scar running up to down my stomach and I've never felt as good as I used to and it's been years. I say a great NO to this. I am so sorry for your experience. Thank you for sharing your story! I wish I had found this blog before I had this procedure. I have several friends who made success with this and I swore that "I should do it before." I reflected it for 6 years for the fear of "burning" my guts. I finally had the courage to have a consultation. I did a few tasks before and I knew he was advised to have a biopsy first, that he was never raised by Dr. I had to ask. The evidence came back normal so I did the procedure under sedation. I woke up in tearing pains and sent home after 3 additional pain injections in my I.V. and a muscle relaxant. If only a woman reads this and changes her mind, I will feel like I made a contribution to someone seeking knowledge. This procedure failed for me. I've been bleeding from the moment I went straight to what I expected to be a much lighter period. I initially felt some relief and expected a normal 7-10 days a month. A month later I had the worst period of my life. So, not only failed, it's like a working tap for at least 2 1/2 days. I had no history with this Dr., I meant him and he said he was the best GYN around. In my follow-up, he said give it five months, if it doesn't improve, we'll schedule you for a hysterectomy. Really? At 42, that wasn't an option for me yet. I still have no reason why he failed and my Dr. said he had two because the first one was not successful. Why don't you mention it to me before you refer to me? It was one of the main reasons I decided to move on with her. After having had very heavy periods since they began at 12, four daughters, years of exhaustion suffering and faint spells of anemia, I was waiting for the freedom of a life that does not revolve around ridiculous heavy men. Now I have the possibilities and unforeseen complications of the future. Can't I help but wonder what are the real statistics of successes, failures, pros and cons? Why didn't they give me all the information? Why? No mention of possible failure? It could have been more proactive with more information. I am so sorry for your experience. Thank you for sharing your story! I had the novation ablation made on April 10. I had been fighting with my doctor for over a year because I had a bad feeling about this procedure. However, my heavy periods were 20 days in length almost every month and I became severely anemic. They told me I had to do something and I thought it would be a better choice than hysterectomy. I felt very little during the procedure. Two days after I started having cramps and heavy discharges. They said this is normal. A week after I woke up in the middle of the night with 104.6 fever and seizures. I went to the ER and was admitted to the hospital for sepsis as a result of a scam infection in my uterus. I had to take 7 different antibiotics to cure the infection. Besides all this, the procedure failed for me. I still have 5-7 days every 2 weeks. It's not worth it. If you are considering this procedure, I advise you to think very hard about it. They touch him as a miraculous cure, but in my case it certainly wasn't. I am so sorry for your experience! Thank you for sharing! My period is not just an "inconvenience." My periods last for the months at a time. This is caused by the uterine coating, so the fixing through the ablation fixes the problem itself, not just a symptom. I had an ablation made August 2015 due to extreme blood clotting, painful cramps, swelling and heavy periods. My doctor found at least a dozen polyps. She said I couldn't have my period again. Yiipppee! September 2015. I have my period and it's basically almost the same before but maybe a little lighter? Still, strangling my tampon while I was sleeping last night. Is there anything else that might be happening? Apparently, my hormones are out of control... What could be the problem? Is it possible that this problem I am having is not the main problem but a consequence of something else that is happening? I had to have an ablation. He had bleeding for 53 days without stopping and had reached a point where he had to receive transfusions. I'm so sad now that it hurts I want a child and now I want one. But the question is whether my body can support. 3 days is what is required I am only 2. I had 1st ablation in 2005 at 35 years after heavy periods of life. He was very well, without post opp pain, he had done it at the hosp with general anesthesia and proper med pain. No post opp pain, discharge, bleeding, nothing. Very liberating and finally it was a relief to chronic anemia and used to bleed solid 7-9 days/months of heavy flow and I never left the house despite being active. It was said that most women would need to repeat themselves in about 5 years. About 4 years, he began to have periods of light that were managable, but he had that sense of fear if heavy men returned. Preview this last year, where at 45 years of age there were sudden periods for 3-4 months this year and then they have a strange period, only to wash, rinse, repeat. By September I started to die as I've never done in my life. Passing 7-8 inches long, 2-3 inches wide blood clots 3-4 times a day and this lasted 2 consecutive months! He had blood transfusion before for broken cyst in my story so they started to make blood counts while I dragged over another blood transfusion. My gyn insisted that I have another ablation and then added D PulC and histerscopy as well and did it on the day of surgery with IV sedation " local painkillers. Except, day before surgery, my hormones threw the bloody hemorrhage to a paralysis in its entirety. They did surgery and procedures only to tell me that during him my doctor changed to general anesthesia despite the known fact that I was a high-risk patient and was never put in full unless the life/death situation. He had a weirder pole. Pain and pain of recovery of anesthesia. I could feel pain inside the uterus and the cervix was hurting completely 10 days. I had every color download that was strange and I started a new fun hobby of incontinence of the post opp bladder. Day before my 2 wks post oppt, I woke up in the middle of the night to the worst pain in my life of the rear cramps that felt like a tight cramping of pain and pressure and that overcame my back, the upper/low abdominals to the point that I tried not to vomit, I couldn't even swallow water and cramping/laboration type pain caused great painful buruations for hours. The pain did not respond to the pain. They showered and suddenly, this healthy, unhealthy woman had fecal incontinence in the shower! If it wasn't enough, I started bleeding, not staining... bleeding and now clots. I'm back where I wasn't even 2 weeks later. Dr making excuses such as maybe I have UTI (I don't have) to explain the bladder's incontinence. The Dr got stuck in heavy/clots flows to come back and is pulling the "supervising hope" nonsense. RN I spoke with solid answers that my pelvic soil muscles were overwhelmed with bleeding for more than 2 months straight and so after surgery, it made sense that it would have bladder inconsistencies and yes, even fecal incontience. I can't make progesterone or IUD as they'll give me blood clots as I have a rare clotting disorder, but my Dr. even pushes those. Therefore, I can speak from both ends to the spectrum of having an excellent experience and there is value for the procedure and the worst experience that is ongoing. I had 2 biopsies made and were normal for my Dr to get rid of the phrase "It's hormones."... Yeah, what are we gonna do to lead us before we die for blood loss? No one seems to have the answer. Hysterectomy is not an option once again due to blood clots. It's a strange procedure in concept and 2nd round I'm stunned how my body did normal healing downloads and post opp processes just to have it shot to socks in less than 2 weeks. Before, I would recommend it without hesitation, but now please educate yourself in full and look for all the options as the Dr will not do it for you. I don't know the creator of my first ablation, but my second was Novasure. Thank you so much for sharing your experience! I pray for your continuous recovery! Cee, do you have factor 5 leiden? I ran into your blog doing research after I had made my ablation. There are side effects that I'm reading about now that I wish I'd seen before making the decision to do the procedure. I think I can be one of the lucky ones, since I have not experienced any side effects, although it would still be good to have all the personal stories to consider before going to surgery. NovaSure's small and bright panflete, of course, doesn't mention any of this. I also noticed that you are very kind to your readers who have commented on your horrible experiences, but have not validated anyone who has taken the time to write and share your story about a successful procedure. That leaves me in a bit of a strange place because I am grateful for your voice to the dangers, but at the same time I feel, almost in the evil because I am very grateful to have done it. He could have died without the procedure, or he would have had to choose a much more invasive hysterectomy, which he did not want at all. I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer five years ago, and it's been a hell of a trip ever since. And I had the cancer (I don't know myself or anyone!) while I was pregnant a year earlier. My periods got so bad, and that's why I'm not talking about being uncomfortable or messy or just nasty. I mean, I lost so much blood every month, I needed in the first iron infusions to fight the anemia, and when that wasn't enough, I needed blood transfusions every other month. With the growing loss of blood, he couldn't keep the thyroid levels even. Anyone who is in a thyroid replacement hormone can tell you how doses can be combed – drugs are so sensitive, measured in micrograms, so even a small drop or increase in levels can have extreme effects. And my parathyroids were damaged during my thyroidectomy, so I'm not taking iron supplements, I'll have to take calcium supplements for the rest of my life. I am currently taking 6 grams (which are 6,000 mg, or 12 TUMS tablets) daily, spaced every hour, because I cannot maintain and regulate calcium in my body. It was my endocrinologist who sent me to the gyn so my periods would be evaluated. Not even my gynecologist realized (or took care?) how the periods were affecting my blood chemistry. The first thing we tried was the pill. I had been on the pill a decade ago before I got pregnant, and I never had a problem with her. He helped regulate my periods, which had been irregular until then, every few months, without knowing when they had reached, or how long they would last. But I hadn't been in the hormonal control of birth since I was treated for cancer. The hormones from my recent birth control pill test made me suicidal. In my entire life, I had never experienced such thoughts. Never. It was more than frightening. Everyone near me, my family, my friends, all said it was like a completely different person. A month of hormonal birth control, and that was it. I'm done. The Gyn tried to convince me of a DIU (um, hello? Still hormones!). When I met with my finger, I was furious. You don't put a patient like me, with levels of thyroid as fickles and hard to handle in any type of hormones! (I had a cat at the time that I was in thyroid medicines, that had to be administered transdermally applying a pasta inside their ears, and I wasn't even allowed to give them treatments, not even using gloves). Anyway, the long story not much shorter, ablation has meant the difference between just surviving and prospering for me. I tried several alternatives before going to this route. I was not looking for an end to periods, not even an end to monthly headaches and intense duplication with headache. I just needed some way to stop the massive blood loss, which was slowly killing me. Because of my complicated background with cancer and trying to manage thyroid hormones, I can be in the minority that sees no other choice. Histerectomy was not an option for me. I don't believe in removing a part of the body unless it's killing you. I honestly don't know what I would have done if the ablation wasn't available. It is certainly a last resort, and not something to be considered slightly, but it remains an option. If you are aware of something else that might have been offered as an alternative, that the information might have been so useful to me, or any other woman you are dealing with such extreme blood loss to the point of transfusions. Thank you for sharing your story with us! Pingback: No, I don't believe in burning or removing any part of my body unless it is absolutely necessary and for me the ablation was a lifeguard... Are you talking about changing the tampon or the tampon an hour? Try to change BOTH every 30 minutes for two – three days... (Send after a flight) ... Feeling anemic and having low energy is not a way to live... So at the age of 45 I did it and I didn't look back. You only have a light period now, very civilized. I come from a long line of women who have had hysterectomies (in their 40's) and ultimately even my naturopa recommended it about the mirena. I think of the repercussions, but you can only live one day at a time and I'm sure my body will tell me if I will eventually need a hysterectomy. I hope menopause will fall and be the end! I saw it as a preventive measure for hysterectomy, which was where I was headed, worked – 2 years later and I can't believe how I just need to buy more pads and a hard package for ages!! I'm sorry, but do you think someone would burn or remove something unless it's absolutely necessary?! My heavy periods affected my life for much longer than they needed and changed pads and tampon per hour!? That would have been a dream. It came to the point where my Doctor and Naturopath recommended ablation and naturopath recommended it on the mire too! I come from a long line of women who have had hysterectomies in my family, so for me it was a preventive... A little more aggressive than a currette and it worked! I wish I had done it before. I don't even make panadol if I can help her – so burn my uterus, as you put it, was not an easy decision ... But it has improved my life 100% I would have bathed daily in natural progesterone, if it worked !!! Thank you so much for commenting! Sadly I know many women who resort to this procedure when it is not "absolutely necessary" and not as a "last resort". It is my opinion that in most cases (not all, of course), this procedure completely ignores reaching the root of the problem and is simply a bandage. I'm glad it worked for you and you want to continue health and well-being!! Dear Tamara, Obviously, good consideration is taken when choosing between the different treatment modalities in an attempt to reduce heavy periods. I am not an endometrial ablation booster, but I find that some important pieces of information are missing in the above. First, in the United States, it is not unusual for women to have an ablation without proper examination of their belly, sometimes not even an ultrasound scan before ablation. Thus, women with fibroids, polyps, uterus malformations, etc. receive treatment, should never have had. In my surgery, women are having an ultrasound and a microhisteroscopy during the initial work. Women with large fibroids or fibroids in the vincinity of the uterus cavity are not offered an ablation. Women with heavy periods must undergo thorough research such as any other patient. Endometrial ablation does not justify the cut of corners. Secondly, in my clinic endometrial ablation is not offered to women under forty years of age; I also do fertility work and over the years I have seen numerous women who WHO find a new partner in their last 30 years and want to become pregnant. The risk of a rebound of the mucosal coating and therefore a return of bleeding is too large if you perform a 20-hole ablation before the woman enters menopause. Women under the age of 40 are offered a Miraa or a POP. Third, endometrial ablation can – and should – be performed in an effective local anesthesia without any conscious sedation. Most women (Danish) do not like the loss of control they experience during general anesthesia or under heavy conscious sedation. But equally important, local anesthesia provides a much better relief from the painful uterine cramp in the first six hours after ablation than general anesthesia. Some of the companies are promoting their devices as "so simple any monkey can do it" – and therefore any monkey does. Endometrial ablation is a surgical procedure and must be offered with the same professional advice and caution as any other surgical procedure. Over the past 15 years, I have made hundreds of endometrial ablations in the above illustrated lines and I have only had 2 – two – women who had to have a hysterectomy because they could not accept the small stain that is a common result of ablation and was generally not considered a failure. Greetings Henrik Skensved MD MA Consultant gynecologist Hillerod, Denmark That's wonderful that you put so much into consideration when the procedure is appropriate. Thank you for commenting! I had an ablation made 8 meters ago! I had my daughter last March. The procedure was done last August. BC was made my bleeding got heavier. It has always been heavy & nothing else was working..my Dr tried some things before surgery & chose it BC said it was easier & less recovery than a hysterectomy! I had my tubes tied, cut " burnt after my daughter bc me " my husband had finished having children! I was 39 and I was 37, so I had no problem doing the tubes! But I wanted to have BC ablation I hate my periods " I never had them. He told me that they would be delayed or stopped " since surgery, which has been in the money from when I am supposed to start " They have been much lighter!! Until this mth has stopped, what I called him! Not very concerned combat not having one, (I just wanted to make sure it's normal after so long to just stop). But I do not regret having made the ablation.. I've felt much better since then! When I have my periods, I don't feel so lazy or achy (bc my periods were heavy EXTREMENT). I've never felt better! Don't regret anything! I recommend it for older women whose periods are heavy " they have children, but they don't want to take all their things out "womanly"! The best I've ever done! I had an ablation done more than 8 years ago due to extremely heavy periods and giant blood clots for 6 months. I have finished having children (at 37 years after 4 children) and was checked by precancer cells via ultrasound and biopsy before the procedure. After thinking carefully and realizing my quality of life was impacted a lot – it spent 3 weeks out of the month in the bathroom that tends to all the bleeding – I decided to move on with the ablation. I haven't had any negative side effects since. I see my GYN annually for a checkup and they're monitoring me carefully knowing that I had the procedure. Everyone needs to do their research and get many opinions if necessary. Ultimately, you know the best and you have to decide what is best for you. Thank you for this article. I did it 8 years ago at 35 years after heavy bleeding from my first period at age 11. At 35, he was bleeding for 30 days and a few weeks of bleeding. There was no way I could continue to exist with this cycle. I cried with pain for about 3 hours after the operation and now I have very tender breasts the week before my period. He's changed his life, since he'd bleed through the towels in the car seat to go out and buy he'd notice the mess that was in the car back and go home. Sometimes I was confined to the house for a week at a time when the clots were coming in pain was so bad I could cry. This was the best thing for me, but sadly my periods are getting heavier and the pain and clots coming back, but I will do it again if they get a lot worse, so in my opinion it's worth it. I hope this helps if you're considering this operation. Just my two cents... I had a utterrine ablation about 16 years ago and I don't regret what it always is. They gave me options to have a progesterone ID. No thanks... I didn't want to add more hormones to clear up my periods. I knew I had finished having children and jumped to the ablation option. My periods were so heavy and bleeding through tampons every 30 minutes and a pad in the worst days. The last straw was when my husband and I traveled to Montreal to see the Rolling Stones. We were about to get off the bus and I started my period... I had nothing with me. While I ran the back of the bus to lift TP in my underwear my husband sought a convenience store. Every time I stood during the concert I would feel the blood rush. I made my appointment the next day. Life is good! Thank you for sharing your experience! I'm 36 years old and I had an ablation made 3 days ago after having a heavy period for 9 consecutive months. I am prone to clots and cannot be put in hormonal birth control as a result. Now I'm severely anemic and will require a blood transfusion. my options were an endometrial ablation or hysterectomy. Given my age, I chose ablation. So I did choose to burn my uterus and happy I did. While I find this interesting post and respect your opinion, there are more considerations than hormones. Some circumstances require this action and this post did not take into account other issues that could occur when making this decision and I find it disappointing. Thank you for sharing your opinion! Not all the drugs you mentioned were taken out of the market. (for example ) Accutane is still available in generic, is being monitored closer. And I do agree with the previous writer that you might want to do a little more research and perhaps suggest options for your readers to explore. Personally I have fibroids, unstop bleeding (months at the end), extreme cramps and clots, I have three options, Medication, ablation or hysterectomy. I've tried the medication for six months without help, so I see the ablation as my next option. I realize you can't stop my symptoms but I have extreme anemia and I'd rather not get blood transfusions. I consider hysterectomy as my last choice. I'm getting an ablation next week, I'll let you know how it goes. Thank you for commenting! Keep us informed. I hope you're doing well. I'm 29 years old and mine did it 3 years ago now I'm gaining weight and I can't lose it. I had mine because I had 2 caesareans and ended up with endometriosis my doctor tried me a tumor C D first that just made things worse then I had my ablation in some ways I wish I hadn't done it but in some cases I'm glad I did it but if I could never have done it again. I didn't want more kids anyway I had a tubal made with my second caesarean but I had done mine because the sex hurt the bleeding was twice a month and the cramps that was in a ball for a week before mine and now it's the weight that I'm going to be so thin before now I've earned more than 50 pounds and I've been tested for diabetes and my thyroids and everything that came clean I had a very sickness in September 2014 After a few hours and a lot of pain medications floated home for recovery. It definitely helped the heaviness but after a while my periods became a little heavier but nothing like before. One day I was at home and I started shitting really bad. I ended up in the ER and found out that my scar tissue was causing the pain and it was only going to get worse. Now I have to get a hysterectomy leaving only my ovaries. Happy no more periods but I feel the Gyn knew this would happen and prepare for another payday! My surgery is in August. I keep you informed. Thank you for sharing your story! I pray your surgery will go smoothly in August. I'm only 26 and I'm opting for ablation. I'm using the génesis hta system. We tried progesterone, but he completely killed my libido and I got some intolerable side effects. Very heavy periods are common in my family, as is early menopause (thinking at the end of the 30s). We're doing this as a second choice before hysterectomy. I agree that many women enter it as a first treatment plan, but for some of us, other options have not worked. Good luck with your procedure! And yes, I agree, sometimes you have to do what you need. But people often use this as a first treatment plan! I wish you the best and thank you for sharing your story! He had an ablation 8 years ago (at the age of 34) due to heavy periods and constant anemia even with supplements. After trying many naturopates for herbs and diet, acupuncture and exercise etc. it became my last choice, although I am quite "wholistic". I don't think the drs should be recommending this procedure as often as they do. There are side effects that were not discussed 8 years ago and if you knew about them you wouldn't have had the procedure. Some of these include some weight gains (without lifestyle changes), VB or poor vaginal odor and throughout the month (not present previously) and this is now pointed out as experienced by other women who have had the procedure and another is the psychological (unconscious) stress of not having a physical sign of blood each cycle to tell us that we are not pregnant. The BV really knocks me down and I'm pretty sad about all this really since it's irreversible. I was pretty desperate, but the result wasn't great. However, only an experience for women to consider whether the procedure is being investigated. Thank you so much for sharing your story! Tomorrow I will have an ablation. Because my hemoglobin has fallen 13 to 8 in three weeks. I read this article and started panicking. Thanks for writing this. If you call your period an "inconvenience", then what you have been experiencing is not what many of us experience. I thought the same thing, that women complain about something they should be able to handle, until it happened to me. Healing half of every month, missing work, not being able to walk his children a block on the bus stop before there is a "problem", and having to decline to go to places or make plans around getting their period, year after year, is not a... inconvenience. I tried 7 years of tests and treatments before deciding on an ablation... which was offered, and not pushed. I live healthy, as healthy, exercise most days of the week, etc. Hormones are normal. Creams didn't work. Medicines make the problem bearable, but not shorter. Yeah, I read and tested the natural cures. They don't work for everyone, because sometimes really horrible periods aren't a "balance", but what happens when we get older and our bodies just don't work as well as they used to. Everyone has the right to his opinion. But for the many women who have walked in my shoes... and there's LOTS of us... your horror of a burnt and terrified uterus is nothing compared to the trauma and horror of seeing you bleed as if you were dying every month. That is the real horror for the person who experiences it, not his indignation for someone who makes a decision for himself with whom he disagrees. So I'll do what I think I need for me, and I'm not horrified by other people making decisions that are different from mine. You're trying to do the same, 'k? Yeah. This. Thank you! I'm supposed to schedule one today because I can't have hormones because I have a blood clotting condition called mthfactor but now I'm afraid to do it. I'm also afraid of weight gain. the medical nurse explained that it does not affect weight gain or weight loss... Now I don't know what to do or not. All the things you've read so far scare me a little. He had endometrial abulation in December 2016 at the age of 43, had horrible debilitating migraines, 9 days of heavy periods every 21 days and so bad anemia had 2 blood transfusions! Well, I guess it worked for the most part, I rarely have a headache and no more periods. If you ask me if I would do it again, I would have to say NO! I've earned almost 30 pounds now I'm always swollen (not just a few days a month) all the weight gain has caused depression and the antidepressant caused more weight gain! Yeah. - without periods - Not migraines - no more anemic for the first time since I was 12, it wasn't worth it! Now I have cramps I never had before! Without sexual desire (my poor husband) I am constantly swollen and cannot eat without feeling full even with small portions!!! The sad thing is, I'm sure I've hit menopause in a few years anyway. I'm just 5'2′′′ so 30 pounds on me is literally 10 sizes! Winning of a size of 4 to 14!!! In 6 months. I've been to my primary doctors, gastrointestinal specialist, and they've performed every test there, everything turns normal. I wish I could do my research before I did the procedure. I just started looking for things later and now it's too late he can't get it back and not let anyone tell you not to EFFECT YOUR NIGHT. I thought it was a miswritten article. Only the name shows how biased you are and yet you have given no proof more than your own opinion. It does not seem to understand that you cannot leave your home, work or enjoy time with your children every month due to heavy bleeding, pain and exhaustion. I'm 32 years old and I just had this procedure recently. I have 4 children, I've had a tubal ligation and I've had 10-14 days with the first 2-3 days so heavy I've been tied home since I had my cycle. If this procedure is offered to every woman only so that they do not have a period, probably not. If women just suck it and take care of it when their period interferes enormously with their life, NO! They must look for their options and make the best choice for them! This article reminded me of an anti-abortion article... trying to tell other women what to do with their bodies based on nothing but the authors' opinion. I think it's great that there are options and that I can choose the best for me. Don't like the thought of an ablation, don't do one, but don't hate those who do it. We could be twins! He had also done two years ago and still had a normal period until March of this year. Now the 20th day of bleeding. Where are you today? For those who have had the procedure, has anyone had a weight gain? I see other forums where people complain of a terrible weight gain but there is no known connection and doctors indicate it is not a side effect. Is there anyone who hasn't had a weight gain? I've never left an answer to any online article I've read. I am forced to answer this because I am a great supporter of a natural approach to health and well-being, I exercise, as a healthy organic diet, I strive to live a balanced life – and I had an endometrial ablation. I read the book of Dr. Lee, along with several others on the subject, and I tried to moderate my periods with natural progesterone that was prescribed by a physician of functional medicine, and did absolutely nothing to help. I worked with my doctor playing hormones for years all the time I suffered from so painful and heavy periods I couldn't leave the house for a few days every month. It was far beyond inconvenience or gross. He interfered with my quality of life in a profound way. I decided I didn't want to live like this anymore, so I finally looked for the help of my gynecologist (traditionally trained) who in no way pushed the procedure. It was certainly a more conservative approach than a hysterectomy. I do not agree with the assumption that women who choose this procedure go against the natural form of things. Are you using an antibiotic for an infection that goes against the natural way? Endometrial ablation is a treatment that I am sure that most people do after considerable contemplation, and both the title of their article and content suggest that it is something of a failure to choose to have this procedure. We all have the right to our opinions, but affirming that an opinion that differs from yours is "rigid" is short. I don't think I ever commented on an article before, but I found this article offensively. You are not a doctor and give "opinions" without any evidence to support what you "believe" is ridiculous. Nothing is 100% safe and for everything you know hormonal creams one day will be considered unsafe. I just took this procedure yesterday. I had cramps for a couple of hours and I'm tired today. I don't even know if it'll work yet, but no matter what it's worth to me. I've tried everything natural I can think of. I've tried several birth controls. As healthy and exercise. I have tried vitamins and herbal supplements. My periods have been negatively affecting my life and my mood for several years, because they are so heavy. In fact, heavy periods are unhealthy and self-injurious and may adversely affect their health due to the loss of heavy blood. It is also insulting to think that women who choose ablation have not thought of trying to find out the cause of their heavy bleeding. Of course I do! I've had terrible periods since I was 10 and I've been dealing with this for 30 years. The bleeding since I had my last son was horrible. Therefore, although I appreciate everyone having the right to "opinion" it is shocking that an adult woman does not see the validity of supporting opinions with facts and evidence. I'm a teacher and I teach my student rooms to do that in their opinion by writing. This article is unnecessary and could prevent many women from having a valuable procedure that would improve their quality of life. This article is very true. Any woman who thinks this procedure is good has not suffered the wrath of endometrial ablation. I know and I'll yell at him from the hills! Don't endometrial ablation. I was a victim of NovaSure and administered a Facebook group NovaSure Fact You should Know! We provide women with information that they never, never listen to the doctor and is not in the brochure. Many doctors give different information. There's no rule. In fact, endometrial ablation is being used for topics for which it has not been approved. When I tried to get answers from Hologic the NovaSure manufacturer, I referred to my doctor. But all the doctors give different answers! The problem lies in the FDA and the pockets that have open from pharmaceutical companies. Before considering this procedure, learn as much as you can. If you like it you can join this group for more information. (NovaSure Facts You should Know!) Or if you want to share your experience with others, please feel free to join. There's a request, health reports, etc to fill in for counting! I've had NOVASURE 4/26/2017 And it didn't work out for me so well that I'm getting the shelf at the end of 8/2017.I'm 37, a mother to 3 and a business owner. I'm also a wife who enjoys time with my husband. I've wanted an ablation since my 7-year-old son was born. Since I started cheating, my periods are 7-14 days. During the first 5 days, I would use night pads and super tampons and change them every 2-3 hours and still filtered. As a professional, this doesn't work. I tried everything from exercise diet (medium marathon) to hormones and insert hormonal rings. At some point, my doctor said yes. I'm 6 months old. No regrets. I can honestly say that my period no longer controls my life, ruins my vacation or my sister in the law chairs at Christmas. This procedure was a less invasive option than a hysterectomy. Now I have a 2-3 day light period and I feel free. Hi. I'm in the middle of the '40s and I started to have heavy periods this year. I have a very rare immune deficiency and have had chronic anemia for years. I'm getting IV iron treatments now because the low hemoglobin and the ferritin have kept me in bed. Fortunately I'm getting some strength now. My gynecologist and I tried to use the DIU Looka first and it's working, however, hormones are making me sick (I've lost 20 pounds) and I have pain in my hip. I am having endometrial ablation in six to eight weeks (this is Canada, Lion). The surgeon suggested this procedure first and if it is not effective, he agrees that a hysterectomy is the next step. He also encouraged me to go online and find out more about the procedure and wrote information about the instruments he will use. I could go online and write a hysterical article about how horrible IUD is and encourage women not to use it after my experience. But that's it. It's my experience. I am not impressed with the fear tactics employed in this article. You could be responsible for scaring some women from a procedure they really need. Chronic to severe anemia may require IV iron infusions or blood transfusions. Their actions are irresponsible. Hi, I have Nova's ablation this Friday and this is literally scaring me... until I feel anxiety that I sang so badly that I'm on two super tampon pads and at night I have to sleep in Chuck pads. I'm tired of iron infusion every 3 months. My doctor has a rating 5 Mi I'm almost about to cancel because of these comments.. My period is to get the life threatened I am totally confused now ladies I am 48 years old and I am considering the ablation, after testing the homeopathic route. He hasn't stopped the heavy coagulation periods I get from time to time, which are debilitating madness. Therefore, I will say that I am happy that you have written this article so that I can hear so many opinions and experiences on the subject to try to make an informed decision. I don't think natural remedies can fix everything, but I think it's always better to try that route first and try to determine the cause not only to put a bandage on the symptoms. Life is unpredictable and ultimately quality of life is an important factor in this decision. I would like to ask if there are opinions about what ablation method is best — it seems that there are many (burning, freezing or radio frequencies) You also wonder if there is usually any effect on sexual drive or vaginal dryness after the procedure.... Since I've tried bioidental hormone therapy and unlucky progesterone cream, my choices seem to be 1 – living with misery for several weeks at the same time with very heavy coagulation (this doesn't seem healthy either) 2 – a DIU or low dose Birth control, with coagulation risks or breast cancer 3 – histerectomy 4 – endometrial ablation. Ablation seems less than all these evils for me right now. I would love to know what kind of ablation was made for those who have succeeded – as well as any later effect on sex — Thank you! Yeah, someone else who thinks they know everything. Have you ever considered that some of us have tried other less invasive options and this is our last choice before a hysterectomy. Ma'am, you have no idea how bad you can get with periods. My periods would laugh on the face of your diet change of haha option. What a joke! I've had very heavy periods all my life. I've gone to the emergency room a few times to catch the size of the golf balls coming out every 15 minutes per hour. I used two tampons and a pad at the same time. I've had numerous procedures without any benefit. Finally at 43 to improve my daily life I had an ablation. It was the best thing I've ever done. I've never had a problem for three years. I still have my period but it's a lot lighter and lasts only 4 days against 7. Maybe finding a good doctor is the key that I'm in NJ and having access to the best doctors. I wasn't ready for a hysterectomy and I'd rather go though menopause the way it was meant to be. I'd recommend this to anyone who suffers like me. It never affected my sexual desire. I'm a little dryer, but the forms are around that. The previous comment was conceived in response to Mandy's comment. But since I'm here, for the person who wrote is a trial article, I have some things to say. Has your period prevented you from living your life? Did he stop you from going on unrefundable paid vacation? Stop keeping a job? I didn't think so. You have no idea what some of us unfortunate have to deal on an almost daily basis, not just your 3-5 typical days in a month. People like us have tried all the other options and this is my last choice before I get a hysterectomy. So come on, I dare you, answer what choice you think I should have gone with to help with my periods, and I'll tell you a little story about your so-called alternative solution. You don't have to stay home because of your periods. You haven't used a pack of 48 tampons of heavy work in a day and a half. You don't have to take your own babysitter bag with you when you're brave enough to venture out of your house with various clothes changes, plastic bags, wet wipes, towels, basically all other than the kitchen sink. You don't have to be everywhere because the idea of sitting down could be terrifying and embarrassed. You don't have to sleep on the bathroom floor on a plastic sheet. Your bathroom or any other bathroom you use doesn't change in the reaction of a chain saw massacre. Which would require you to also pack cleaning products into your babysitter bag This is a continuation of my previous comment. So do some research on how bad some of us have it and why we burn our uterus without a second thought. Your described periods sound like a wonderful dream to me. You haven't lived in my reality so keep your opinions for yourself. You're not allowed to have an opinion on things you don't know anything. I am having my ablation done in a few days and I cannot wait for my life to finally begin! Okay, we all heard you. There's no need to scream! Dear Dr. Todd, we were so financially tied up when I found you that I couldn't even afford a money spell. You were my last hope to help us get out of debt and finally have the financial freedom we were still fighting. You felt my desperation and allowed me to make payments on my money spells. I can't say enough good things about you and your circle. You did a lot to help me and my family. We no longer wonder if we can make the mortgage this month and in fact we recently bought a bigger house and we no longer have to worry about answering the phone for fear of creditors. E-mails: manifestspellcast@gmail. com o manifestspellcast@yahooo. ate Thank you for everything you've done for me and my family! I agreed that I had done it two months ago and basically had no choice. Or that or a complete hysterectomy. I've had grade 4 endometriosis for the last 20 years and I've had to have a laparoscopy every 3 years. My body was full of it. Getting my period every 2 weeks lasts 7 to 10 days and bleeding a lot. That amount of scar tissue that I have because of all laparoscopies is ridiculous. My question is, does it affect your hormones? Is she on hormone replacement medication? I had the procedure done at the end of the 30s after having a tubal ligation in my first 30 years. It's the best I've ever done for myself. As I listen to many of my girlfriends complaining about all the inconveniences of what I consider a curse after you end up having more children. I smile and I think thanks to goodness is over! Now I'm 50 and still permenapausal. There is no anticipation of this is my last period or I will have another one in ten months and start counting back twelve months AGAIN! No thanks. I like that I chose to stop my periods and did it for me! Our body is a system of integrated parts. Not only hemorrhage for 10 days a month – he was also going through very severe mental oscillations. All this was unusual. When my hubster finally convinced me to seek help, I discovered that I had massive internal fibroids that could not be treated with other methods. I heard my options, and I decided that a round of ablation was a much lower risk than a hysterectomy at the age of 38. The first AA lasted a little over a year, and the fibroids returned. By taking health control _MY_, I discovered the known risks, and with my OBGYN's statement on "We can only do this twice. After that, you should be praying for early menopause," I chose you to do it twice. My life has been a joy ever since. Now I'm 49, and I've had my first bloody breakthrough in many years. My mind, hopes and prayers are centered on early menopause, because the alternative is to change life. I can't keep enough change of clothes at work to accommodate my alternative of simply "continuing." I've been with you, done that, and I've almost gone mad. My advice is to A) find out what options they have for and against ablation. And B)Learn about the risks of removing an entire organ from your midsection, and what kind of difficulties you will endure. Make wise decisions! I had the procedure back 2012 due to too much bleeding to 47 due to the undiagnosed low thyroid, another hormonal imbalance. Progesterone alone wasn't working. Sounded good at the time. I'm sorry to do it, since now I don't know where I am in my cycles, menopause and worse, I've had some nerve damage. Having numbness in the vagina and as many others have lost all sexual impulse. Doctor, of course, says it's not related, pfft. It must be used only as a last resort and yes, who knows on the line, what we're looking at. I should've looked for a hormone specialist before I made ablation. Oh, well, I should, could, could... Thanks for questioning other women. There really wasn't much information out there at the time I did. Thank you all for your stories. It helps me to know that I'm not alone in a failed swing that my Gyn convinced me to get. My periods are lighter so I'm grateful for that. But the worst cramps I've ever felt in my life when I have periods now. Grateful but not grateful Glyllian did it after my 5th son. The doctor forced me into it and made me think it was right. He kept saying that I've had very heavy periods for years 7 blood transfusions, both inside and outside hospitals for years. It made me feel like there was no other way. Considering I've never heard of an ablation. At that time I had a 3-week baby. I had a mini stroke of TIA. I was blindsided to believe it was the best. I didn't do my research because I was still going through my head that I was going to die. Because they couldn't get my blood count over 6 (what the doctor told me). Three years later they caused nothing but trouble. I've had 2 misscarriges. And heavy periods. I went back to the doctor and all they told me was to have a hysterectomy. I don't want that. My partner wants a baby so we try. All thanks to taking ODIA with its herbal roof and Herbs are completely soaked from FIBROID I can't believe it. A great testimony that I must share with every fibrous patient in the world. I never believed that your might be a complete cure for the fibroid with going out to surgery, I saw the testimony of people on the internet about how Dr. ODIA prepares the root of herbs and herbs that shrink there naturally fibroid. I had to try it, too, I contacted him at: hateherbalcenter@ Yahoo. com. and he told me how to get his herbal medicine, and you can, not believe that in a few weeks I started using it all my pains gradually stop. Right now I want to tell you everything I just gave birth to a child last month, and so far. I haven't had any pain, and I just went through text last week and the doctor confirmed that there's no trace of any fibroid in my system. After 8 years of fibrosis suffering I am now free, Glory be to God for leading me to this great Dr. I'm as happy as I'm sharing this testimony. My advice to all of you who think that your is not a herbal cure for the fibroid that is not true, just contact him and get to heal your email hateherbalcenter@ yahoo. eat and you will be free and free forever, try it and you won't regret it because it really works. I hope to see your testimony soon... Joan, I'd love to hear more about this. I just made the decision to make the ablation. Nothing formalized yet, and now I'm doing research. I know, a little backwards. I have 48 1/2 and I have a fibroid that's been causing a bleeding flood. I was soaking for Poise exhaust pills for 2 months before trying beta carotene. This stopped the bleeding for another two months, and for the last two months I have had a very light period. Until this month. The bleeding just continued. But I noticed a change and the clotting has returned and hemorrhage is heavy again. I appreciate what this article says, since the author shares my opinion as well. But given my situation... and it's not just to stop my period, but to stop excessive bleeding. I'm also severely anemic, and this blood loss is making things worse. So I'd really appreciate knowing more. Thank you! I have considered it, but I have chosen against it. One thing that worries me, that I have not seen mentioned (but I did not read every comment), is that this can cause miscarriages. Granted, it is mentioned that this is only for women who have finished having children, but this does not mention that children can still be conceived after this procedure. I know people have different opinions about when life begins. For those who believe that life begins in conception (when the egg and sperm are joined in the fallopian tubes), this is not a good option unless the husband also takes precautions such as vasectomy or condoms. However, they are not 100% effective. Thus, if you have burned the lining of your uterus, have sex while you are still in the child for years, and your husband has nothing to stop your sperm, you can conceive a child who has no uterus lining to embed and grow; therefore, the newly conceived child is spontaneously aborted. I do not realize that everyone believes that life begins in conception, but for those who do, they need to be aware of this reality. Thanks for writing this blog. I think it's something people see as an easy solution without weighing all the options or consequences. It is regrettable that so many doctors are not willing to look beyond medical procedures to heal our bodies. Blessings! I've never read a post that's so hard in other women's judgment. I'm considering an ablation. I have endometriosis and fibroids. I've had two laparoscopic procedures already in 6 years to eliminate endometriosis. Pain is now so severe all month and during my period, I faint from pain. Yeah, I'll literally wake up on the floor in my hallway or in my living room or wherever I've been touching the pain as a polar bear in the zoo. Nothing has helped this and I have tried many natural and alternative solutions. I'm vegan and gluten-free. I have acupuncture. I'm very good and healthy. The bleeding is at the level of the murder scene. This is beyond heavy and beyond "inconvenient". Imagine changing tampons, pads and pants after just 20 minutes. Now imagine you need to do this on a plane, as you walk to your car, driving to work, at the shop, on a train, at a conference, or dinner with customers. He's miserable and he's suffering. This is not just a nuisance, it is severely compromised quality of life. And btw, you may still become pregnant after this procedure, but there is a higher risk of abortion. The previous mention of the "spontaneous abortion" is so wrong. Ohlardy's right. You don't need to judge another woman until you walked in her shoes. You're better than that. Boy, I read this a lot. In my opinion, I understand both sides. Now my situation is (at the present time) no different, except that I can decide NOT A after thinking I would. A cycle naturally that leaves the female body feels good and normal and safer. But the truth is I'm 54 and I'm still doing those regular monthly hormones. I want it to end now so I saw the procedure on my IPhone GYNS It seemed simple and would be done in approx. 10 min. Then I canceled it for other dental reasons and I thought maybe I'd let myself investigate this more. Now that I have probably won't, but who knows? I can change my mind or not. Confused but middle-aged already. What the hell? Anyway, people do what makes you feel COMFORTABLE. It's your body and only you know-yes or NO. It's the stupidest thing I think I've read. I honestly feel sorry for some of you who think women just did this because they don't want to deal with a heavy period. I read a woman who said she was worried that women would do it because they can't have children anymore and what if they change their minds! Well bless your heart. Did you ever stop and think that some of us develop a condition because our tubes are tied and with years of time worsened and that doing this was a better alternative to hertorectomy? You clearly said that you did not know the complications of ablation and really this is just your ignorant opinion and would hate to hear anything you have an opinion about. For all of you who would like to know that you will not get any exact knowledge of this woman who wrote this, only the itinetic bubble, I had the ablation a month ago due to complications of my tubal 6 years ago. I'm dealing with this first as I don't want a hysterectomy, but my doctor said he's not sure he'd diminish my severe blistering. So far I haven't had a period, but I've had a slight water flow the first 2 1/2 weeks after surgery. I was released after that and I haven't had any trouble since. He said that my body would feel like it was ovulation and would feel symptoms of the sheets I did but there was no period. Once my normal days were about the symptoms they left. Most of my symptoms of gunpowder disease decreased considerably. For me, this is a relief, as every month was getting worse for the last two years. I hope this helps. A friend suggested this website to me and found this article that interested me because I had endometrial ablation yesterday. I have to say this article is horrible, critical and uninformed. Everyone has the right to his or her own opinion and to make medical decisions, as it is best for himself in conjunction with his or her doctor. I restrain the tone in the article that suggests that I should deal with massive bleeding, clots and pain for 12 days of the month because the periods are NORMAL (there is nothing normal to go through a BOX of tampons in less than 24 hours) or that I am a flying nitwit because I chose to have this procedure. Like with all the medical things that begin with the less invasive method to treat the conditions is usually the path taken, but when other options fail endometrial ablation is a potential treatment. You admit in the article that not only are you not a health professional who did not really do much research either - so you wrote this article because ... Have you heard other people talk about it and do not agree with it and have you thought you would share random thoughts outside your head? Thanks for the First Amendment, you certainly have the right to do so, however I hope that as a woman who has a broad platform to share information and educate other women that you would use that "power" to make positive changes so as not to put people down or embarrass them. I found this to be a little closed-minded and honestly biased, of course you can share your opinion, but you left out a lot of important information. They test you thoroughly first (at least where I am) and if there is another possible option they will use that. Second, sometimes there is nothing else to do, and it is not just a "heavy or irregular period." I didn't get the procedure done, but at this time it's practically a dream of mine. I have endless periods, and I mean endless. When I started my condition I was telling myself that it would be okay and I ignored it, then one day I realized that I had been bleeding for an entire year without stopping. I went to the doctor, I was checked as much as possible, and they found nothing other than the obviously dangerous levels of anemia. The anemia had caused my hair to fall, I was fainting often and I broke my arm, and I felt sick all the time. They can't find a cause yet. At the time the treatment I have is a 10-day progesterone treatment that stops you for ten days, after you have such a heavy and painful period that I can't work. Then it normalizes only a year before I have to do it again. The side effects of this are worse than ablation. Sometimes there's nothing else you can do. I had a preformed uterin ablation to help decrease my symptoms of menstrual cycle. He helped a little, but everyone I know, including me, noticed a personality change. I became obsessive, anxious and hard to sleep. After a year, I finally started to feel not so bad, but I still noticed that I am not myself. One thing is certain. My sexual unit is gone completely. My 11-year relationship couldn't survive unexpected changes and our family is now being divided. I wish they warned me that getting the ablation would destroy my family. I find it difficult to move forward with my life as a fully accomplished person. If I were not poor " trying to take care of my children, I would have done something about it a long time ago. I had this procedure in the hospital, under general anesthesia, about 4 years ago. He was a life changer. No more embarrassing accidents, ruined leaves and clothes, "diapers" or anemia. Every now and then I have cramps, but nothing like it used to be. I wish I could have this at 25, but it wasn't done then, and my doctor said it's not done in women who may still want babies. Thanks for writing this. Keep following your intuition. You don't need sources and other items to back it up. I feel very uncomfortable with this procedure. It's a gift to be a woman. My desire is that we join as sisters in community to heal and support each other. I had this procedure done in December 2017, I really want to be able to return, bad change my mind quickly! My period is light but the cramps are severe.. I literally have my cycle for 2wks out of a month. It gave its light but also its long time, something that I never had to pass before. cycles from 3 to 5 days to almost 2wks. Do I feel like I destroyed my life? Thanks for the post, which was 'your personal experience'. I have no idea why people are getting so tilted. You never said this was gonna be a peer-reviewed medical journal. I respect that this is your opinion about your experience. I'm considering this procedure, but I have no final decision. I appreciate reading other experiences in situations like this. That's what research is all about. When people pay for their own blog, they have the right to give their own opinions on that blog!! Thank you! Tara had an ablation in 2003 after a year of bleeding because my last child was born. And I through the ablation or dangerous. They can actually burn through the uterina wall. I'm one of the unfortunate ones who still have a period every month so I can still get pregnant. The placenta can be connected through the uterina wall. Even having an abortion would be life-threatening, so I would have to have a hysterectomy if I got pregnant. Being a Catholic I don't believe in abortion. Several women have conceived and given birth after ablation surgery. At the time I had mine was a single mother of 26 years old, my younger son was just a one-year-old at the time of my surgery. My doctor never told me the ablation would sterilize me or make it very dangerous if I conceived again. I marketed it as a DNC. I don't know what they've changed and they don't make the one I'd made was inserting a balloon into your uterus and filling it with hot fluid for a certain amount of time. From what the most recent procedures are rejoining is a little safer but honestly it will and can pull your hormones the same way to have a hysterectomy or take birth control does. Oh, and he sent me to pre-menopausia at age 26. Oh boy... your comment on the FDA and drugs is making me crynge. I guess since you don't work in the industry, you don't understand the process but making those statements is really without education and scares people. If you think the approval of a medication is so simple and then discover that the medication caused long-term side effects (which BTW is discovered because of the FDA that sends long-term follow-up studies into a wider population to see if there are any of these side effects) that were unknown at that time, you are spreading fear. I understand that this piece is your opinion but try to have an educated with source and facts. You're wrong. You can fix the problem, I did. No surgery. Doctors are in the business to make money to not find out why this is happening. Sadly, though none of you will hear and do what you need to do because it is too inconvenient. Here is the secret; stay away from microwave radiation as much as possible. There are no smart meters in your home, there are no smart devices, there is no cell phone, there is no use of cell phone in your car, in your home and say away from other people on your mobile phones, no wifi, there are no wireless phones, do not stay away from cell towers and satellite receivers, Bluetooth devices, try not to have dental X-rays, RM, CAT scanners or any other magnetic image unless it is very necessary. Everyone's brains are becoming mush and cannot think well so maybe dementia will be the next problem for you. acidity, digestive problems, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, extreme fatigue, symptoms of many other diseases, cancer, bladder, liver, thyroid, skin, balance, gluten allergies, esophagus problems, hearing loss, and/or pain, hair loss, or any other way that you can cook. Ignore what your body is yelling at you. You won't listen and you won't remember tomorrow that you've looked at this website! Good luck and enjoy the new life plan of the "Internet of Things" courtesy of the telecommunications industry, if you are still capable of mind and/or body by then. I ran through the article while doing research on pre-menopausia. I'm only 38 and I've heard today. premenopausal. My doctor put me in BCP to help with my symptoms. He had a utterrine ablation when he was 34 years old due to extremely painful periods. I've never had a problem and I've been happy with my decision. He solved my problems and it was the best thing I felt I could have done. Now here I am 4 years later and I am trying to find out if it was my choice to have the ablation that has me so young premenopausal. Still investigating, so I hope to find the answer. Hello everyone, I just crossed this article " I did burn my uterus. I started my period when I was 11 were always abnormal. Doctors tried to help me with different drugs " all. When I was old they put me in birth control, which made them regulate at least now I knew when they were here. I took horrible migraines that kept me at school, the cramps were unbearable and the first 3 days were nowhere. It was like that since the first day. Well, I went to the Depo shooting that stopped my periods and I loved it. After three years I decided I wanted a child. We came back after I had it. After 2 years ago to have another child. If he'd been back in the shot for two more years, then I had my tubes tied. So here I am again. Just like it used to be. Every month I got a job that was the same thing I was going to be calling for 2 to 3 days at work my head bursting cramps so badly that I felt like I was going to fall. I had to explain to my boss what was going on with me so I wouldn't get fired. So when I finally came to the new ob Dr. and talked to me about the ablation that was better to believe it was all for it " I don't regret it for a second. My periods stopped completely. I was 35 when I did. My headaches left no more cramps and fatigue. I couldn't have made a better decision. So for some of us it makes the perfect sense to burn our uterus! Thank you for reading I have to agree that women should look for the reasons for their heavy periods. I have hemophilia B and I have made ablation. I was changing my life. Many women have undiagnosed hemorrhagic disorders like Von Willibrands and have hysterectomies to stop their heavy periods when there are other options. With that said, for me, the only medication a hemophilic can take to prevent bleeding is about $10,000 a dose. That means it would cost me $10,000 to $20,000 for a period of living a normal life. In the case of hemorrhagic disorders, I see no problem with the fact of the procedure. I know what's causing my hemorrhage and the alternative solution is expensive. I wish more women were analyzed by hemorrhagic disorders. There is a group The Coalition of Women's Disorders. They have many people with knowledge that can help you get information and get diagnosed or discard a bleeding disorder if you have heavy bleeding. It's not always hormonal! This article is only opinion. Incorrectly inform people who may need this procedure. I have extremely heavy periods that my iron falls to creepy levels. I have to get iron infusions once a week to hold me. Not to mention I can't leave my house for that time. This blood loss is taking over my whole life. No diet will help this. Hormonal therapy has many side effects. Ablation makes sense to me and I think it's very necessary! So please stop judging women who choose to do this and remove this harmful article from the Internet. I am writing this comment years after you wrote this article. 2018. There are currently so many women who regret having this surgery and a demand for class action in the works against Nova Sure because of the amount of hysterectomies made after having the ablation. You were right! I'm glad I did my research and this procedure won't be done. I'm on the natural route. Sugar affects my flow, the healthiest as the lightest my periods. Thank you for being a pioneer in this issue. Hi, my cycles have been terrible. In October, I was removed by some uterine polyps, but heavy bleeding came back. My doctor recommends surgery, hysterectomy or IUD. I don't want to do any of those procedures. Can you tell me the brand of the cream you suggested? Where can I get the cream? Thank you! I was 25 when my doctor suggested ablation. He'd been bleeding every day for over a year. We had tried everything from birth control to a D.C. He basically told me it was our last choice for me to have a normal life. It's been almost five years and I'm in trouble for it. I wouldn't say they're unbearable, but they're frustrating. I have pain, sometimes so bad that I have to stay in bed, and my mood swings are so serious that I'm scared. I feel like my body knows he's supposed to be doing something, but he can't, so he just goes crazy. Today is one of the days when my mood swings are worrying. I say, do it if you must, but not just to eliminate your period completely. Try some excessive bleeding if you can. I am sincerely horrified by this article. Horrified by their lack of balance and their underlying shave of women who choose this procedure. As a woman who bleeds daily " in heavy days passes clots a cup of qtr in size sometimes every 20 minutes that I am now anemic and I have hardly any energy to work, I cannot wait for this procedure. Other options simply delay the flow of blood to get out of the house for an hour in those heavy days. It's okay if you want to encourage women to take ownership of their health " it's not pressed into unnecessary procedures or medications, but that must be true for every medical decision. I haven't had the procedure done but I have a lot of plan. I am 29 years old, I do know that I have my whole life ahead of me!! I have a daughter that I've been carrying and gave birth to two. My wife had our other two children after losing my second baby is very difficult for me to bring a child to term. I've had endometriosis since I was 15 and it's the worst pain I've ever felt... and I had my daughter ALL natural at 18. I've had horrible periods since I started at 10. I've done a D and C to stop the bleeding after a year of bleeding! Now I have periods of months at once with short breaks between which my endometriosis is dazzled and there are days that I can barely leave the bed! I have a newborn and a child in hope for more than 11 years. I can't afford to be in bed. I've tried all the options to control my problems this is my last chance before I have a hysterectomy at 29. So I'm planning on having this bc procedure, I can't deal with the pain anymore. I've also had procedures to remove cancer cells from my cervix. Thank you for all the comments. I am now in my 50 years and experiencing super heavy periods, bleeding and all other premenopausal symptoms. My doctor gave me about 6 options to consider including ablation. I researched all the options and frankly I haven't returned to my gynecologist for any of them. This article is very timely for me and I will order the books to see what other healthier options are available. I have been vegan for several months and after the initial struggle with this new diet I am finding it easier and easier to follow. I feel like I'm a more positive contributor to repair the Earth and its resources. I also lost about 30 pounds without 'dieting'. It feels good. Unfortunately, I still need to find a 'cure' for my heavy periods. 50 years ago I opted for a novation ablation. He was bleeding for three weeks of the month. Changing a night schedule every hour. I was exhausted. There's no way. I could live with this. I could barely wash dishes. I was so exhausted that I was diagnosed with menorrhagia and fibroid. I can't defend this for everyone. It's Godsend to me. My energy level is back. I have a period of use of a mini-palabra for a couple of days every 4 months. Menopause comes along that is another subject.? I had it in April 2018 and now in October I am having the most painful free period I have ever had. There's no bleeding from the ablation, but I feel I should be. It feels like a terrible period with no relief from the blood that lets go. I'm sure there's something wrong course6 months later the pain this week is horrible. I read something about the cyclic pelvic pain from the blood og pockets that accumulates and cannot come out. I'm afraid this is my future. He had the ablation of hydration when he was 42. He had periods that lasted 12 days and had huge blood clots and had fibroids the size of a baseball! I have migraines activated for heavy periods! I was anemic for blood loss. I lost days of work. I was suffering for almost two years! I was constantly bled! If I dared to try to have sex it seemed like a crime scene! I actually abstained from sex for more than a year as it was shameful and absolutely horrible to see all the blood everywhere later! I went to a beautiful Hilton hotel with my boyfriend... I'll never forget... after I made love, all the white clothes were soaked. I can't tell you the shame of having to call to order more sheets and bed linen... It was when I stopped having sex. Now I'm 55 years old and I never had a single problem with the procedure and it was absolutely the best thing I could have done for myself. I never had another period again and I didn't want one! It may not be for everyone, but it was a lifeguard for me! I don't think the way you say how you burn your uterus to stop a period? If that's the real question you ask... my answer is if I would! I've had heavy/long hemorrhage since I started menstruating in high school. I'm talking about 6 days of having to change every hour, with 3-4 additional days of normal flow (changing every 2-3 hours). It really sucked. I would get in trouble for asking to go out of class and for being late (being in the bathroom), but I was too embarrassed to explain why. I was in birth control for a while to "treat" the heaviness that did not help – total joke – and was not interested in that anyway. A new doctor I saw in my 30 Lysteda prescribed to try to help; at first for 3 days (as it is meant to be taken) and then for 5 days due to my problem. Still, I couldn't leave home for 6 days because medicine barely helped. Ultimately, I decided to get the ablation at 40. I think we all have to do the right thing for us. What works in my life and the reason I make certain decisions is not going to make sense in someone else's life. I respect that your opinion is different from mine. And I enjoyed reading your article. I'm in my first 40 years and I had an ablation made less than 6 weeks and I'm bleeding again. It's not that heavy, but I have menstrual cramps that I haven't had since I was in high school and I'm afraid I might have to go through the procedure again or even worse, have a hysterectomy. I'm so mentally and emotionally exhausted. His article, it seems to be based primarily on feelings and prejudices. Almost spitting your wine and saying it's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard leads me to believe that you don't understand debilitating problems of women associated with female organs. I suffered from long, heavy and painful periods that only worsened. I lost two kids to abortions and two others with ectophos. I suffered cysts, too. I have dealt with shameful advances, and the dark colors became my friend. I found that female products were improved and yet they couldn't follow me. Over time I was using the cup, supposedly able to last 4 hours for heavy periods and last 30 minutes for me, and pain and suffering was affecting my life, and the smell was disgusting my husband. I finally went to the Gyn who was also a midwife. We discussed options. I was a runner, and it was becoming impossible to exercise. I had tried aspirin. Nothing worked. I brought EA. He said he wasn't at risk and told me 25% didn't work. It's been five years and my AE is a LOEAF, and I'm fine with that. Don't regret anything. These last five years helped me through menopause and recover my life. I'll have a hysterectomy soon. Do your research, learn the pros and cons and don't go for subjective people, most of your own informed decision. Like you said to each of them. A year ago I did this procedure. I have celiac disease and what comes with it is a ton of other auto-inmunitory problems including a sensitive cervix and deficiencies. So have my cycle for 3 consecutive months while being gluten free and eating healthy with extreme heavy bleeding causing anemia... I was tested many years for several reasons behind why I had such heavy bleeding that after no possible reasons and behind all possible excuses could not be used and other options did not work including birth control... An ablation was the best decision I've made. I think balance is the key to life. I have a list of health problems. My consideration of this procedure is what would work best for me. I can't afford the whole diet, the hebal and the creams you suggest. Yeah, I've looked at a lot of them. Like any other medical need you have to do research and how the costs of your history and medical life. This article seems to be your point of view. I'm glad we live in a life that you have the ability to do. But, just because YOU think something doesn't challenge me. I've been told that cesareas are bad and wrong... But my daughter and I would be dead. The same occurs with the help of medicines during the delivery of my other 4 vaginal births (3 v-backs btw). You're still a woman. You still have to do what's best. You still have to take care of your health. And tbh the opinions of someone else should not come into play. If I have this procedure, it will be for my medical well-being. So toxic to your rude, hard, oppion of my health choices. But maybe just a list of medical professionals' links to and against this would be more useful. I've had the Novasure ablation procedure and I don't recommend it at all. I would like to have done thorough investigations before the procedure rather than asked the persons who had had had the procedure before. There are serious damages and permanent symptoms that are not revealed before irreversible damage is done. If I had a wish, I'd put my body back where I was before this procedure was done. I will definitely take irregular periods on this!!! They made me on August 2009 after I made ivf and relatives. I was having heavy periods and bleeding twice a month after the twins were born. My husband and I decided to do the ablation. It was done in the office that they put me to sleep and it was over in 15 minutes. After my ablation I only saw for 2 to 3 days is only enough for a panty coating. My cycle would still be regular and would be on its way after the ablation as well. Now 10 years later my cycle has stopped completely I have not seen since October 2018. Ablation made me miracles. There are side effects for everything but you just have to ponder your pros and cons and do what is best for you. I can be a person who speaks the ablation is the way to go! I'm a 30-year-old woman who just fixed this surgery today. It wasn't a whim, it's not a decision that I've made easily, or made lightly. This is still referred to as a "bandaid at the root of the problem". You know what? It may be, but when you are a woman who has treated with weakening periods and endometriosis and painful relationships for YEARs and are not ready to do a hysterectomy at such a young age, then I will take that bandage and let you get me through a few more years. If you do not or have never had abnormal and debilitating periods, then you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. I want it to be as easy as "inconvenient times and choose other options." For some of us, I'm sure that ALL of us, is the last choice before taking completely our female organs. I guarantee it's not a decision taken lightly. It's a very difficult decision, but when you've exhausted all the other options and are desperate, you can reconsider your posture. I beg you never to face what so many women who are reading this article have had to face. I had the Novasure procedure done in November 2017. The biggest mistake of my life. I would rather be bleeding slowly to death (yes, literally) than doing this procedure. I am one of 5% that had an "incomplete ablation," so I still have a period. Although it is drastically reduced and I am no longer anemic, the cramps I have now are horrible. Skimming. I have had 3 children and the cramps that I now have for 4-5 days of my 7-10-day period are comparable to second stage labor pains. For 4+ days? My quality of life during my period is terrible now, worse than the HEAVY periods, massive clots. I'll never recommend it. Even after reading all success stories. It's my two cents. I read the article and maybe I'm not as sensitive as some of these ladies because I didn't think it was a horrible and shaved as the angry answers I read. You said that we are giving an opinion, and honestly, I am so happy that you wrote this, only for all women who told their stories. I had all the procedural work done until the ablation already in place, I was going to call Monday for my date time for this, since everything is ready, but now I think I'm going to wait. I was told that it was the miraculous cure of a co-worker, but then I realized, she ended up having to get a hysterectomy anyway that was literally wrong and she was hospitalized. I'm not saying that it had anything to do with ablation, but I'm not saying no Thank you 🙂 Just my made on Valentine's Day 2019. I was looking for something that would help me stop overdose on pain medications (and my super heavy periods) I was also sterilized and I had a laparoscopic. He found a fibroid during the procedure and did the procedure anyway. I am now in my first period that is as painful as before but with about half the amount of blood (more than a normal period). Honestly, I would like to read more before I do. I may have to do another surgery and I don't think my current doctor will admit it. He said, "This is your first period after your ablation. It should be improved." Now, I'm not a doctor, but if I were successful, how would there even be this heavy first-term? It doesn't take time to destroy the coating. That happened in five minutes! I'm afraid of a failure too. I'm still having clots first period later. And it's so fricken painful yet. And then I read that it shouldn't be done if I have fibroids or a c section? I don't know what to think about this article. I wanted to do this so I didn't need to have any more iron infusions. I have too many and all the doctors told me I should do this because I can't keep getting iron infusions. But after this, I don't want to get it. Me too, I've had a Caesarean. They never mentioned that I shouldn't do that either. I literally have 0 iron in my body. So... any other option? I usually don't comment on things like this, but I feel like I have to. I'm 34 years old and I received an Endometrium ablation when I was 28 years old after bleeding for 7 months after having my child. It was my last and my third baby. It was great. I haven't had periods since then, but I still go through the monthly change of hormones that would bring a period. Since I have the EA so young, I will have to do it again while my Endometrium is growing. But I knew I'd get into the game. 7 months of straight bleeding. There are no days off. He cycled and then he cycled again. I'd joke about doing stock at the paddy company I was using. He's been sent by God. I have not had other side effects that my Endometrium grows slowly. I had an ablation 4 weeks ago. Seriously... it's easy to judge when you haven't been in people's shoes. My period got worse at 36, 1 year after I lost 80 pounds and ate a lot healthier so it's definitely not related to the diet. I'm still anemic because of it because my body hasn't recovered yet. I tried pills, progesterone, you call it... I'd get out of TWO during the night bouncing in less than an hour, for 3 days. Neither? I had 4-inch clots! Forget the tampons! I started school with 4-hour classes on my feet and I packed my pants every month. It was an ablation or hysterectomy. I'm in my first period now and it's a lot more manageable, I can sleep at night and I don't care about leaking blood everywhere every time I have to get out of the house. You should be ashamed of yourself for judging people who are going through something that you obviously have no idea. Thank you for your opinion and I agree. I had the procedure 7 years ago because of heavy periods caused by fibroid. I couldn't be happier since it changed my life. He was bleeding 20 days a month, 7 days off. 15 days was heavy. We tried many things, however, came to ablation or hysterectomy. Being in the middle of the '30s is the idea of a hysterectomy scared me. My doctor gave me all the warnings, gave me pros, cons, etc. He told me that 1 in 3 people will have no period. He also said that it may not work for everyone and that it might result in a hysterectomy. In short, he reported. He wasn't pushed to me. He gave me the tools to make an informed decision. I still say it was the best decision of my life. Here's a medical report on LOEAF (Late endometrial ablation faction): If you are experiencing any discomfort after having this procedure, you will want to read this! I found it today after experiencing extreme cramps, without bleeding, for the 5th consecutive month. I get nauseous, and the pain is so intense that I can't move. My hips are closing. My stomach is everywhere. I got the sweats. I can take a Motrin 800 " be fine in an hour, at least with pain. It's still nauseous, though. I had my procedure more than a year ago because I was bleeding so much that I couldn't even leave the bathroom in a few days. I was anemic because of the ridiculous amounts of blood loss every month. My periods lasted weeks, a duration almost a whole month! An ultrasound showed that my endometrial was 3X thicker than what is considered normal, so ablation seemed a good choice for me. I haven't had periods since the procedure, but recently I've been experiencing monthly cramps. I started doing some research " I found this report that told me everything I needed to know. If I hadn't found this, I might not call my doctor tomorrow to check it out. Luckily, I have a big dr I trust, so I know we'll make the right decision for treatment. All I can say is that if you're not 100% comfortable with your dr, get a new one you're comfortable with! Could you please share the name of the progesterone cream that helped you? Thank you for your research! It is crucial to go to doctors as soon as you see some suspicious symptoms. I feel like you have no idea of "unconvenient" periods. How about destroying your mattress? Have to clean a rental car in another country while on vacation with your 18yo son and friend? Breaking your leg at a wedding while you were the bridesmaid? Using a menstrual cup for measurement, I was enlarged over a litre in the first 3 days of every 11 days. And that's what didn't hit the toilet, shower or soak in my clothes and other items. Tranexamic acid didn't even reduce my flow by a third. From my procedure my blood loss is approximately 300 ml. Still far about using the threshold to diagnose heavy but now my use of tranexamic acid really helps!! I can live! The budget is not broken buying protection, I have not had a problem in public, and I do not sleep for 1 week of each month to recover. My iron levels are raising and my nails and hair grow again. My thyroid levels are regulating and we could drop my dose of dried thyroid. You don't have CLUE and you should remove this horrible piece of "opinion" from the Internet. I would have preferred to give birth (and actually lost less blood doing it) monthly instead of having my period and trying to work. In retrospect, that's why I felt so good during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Even if I require a hysterectomy in the future, this 38yo is very happy that this procedure was an option to reduce my suffering. My bleeding was HEAVY for more than a year. Locking and clutching. I'd sit in a air mattress deflated in my car for fear of ruining my tapestry. It was almost impossible to dry after a shower due to bleeding. It wasn't unusual to find him running around my leg when he had a tampon. I slept in a towel every night, I had to leave one of my jobs. And all this was with wearing infinity pads overnight and tampons and having to change them up to several times and time. My consoles, gloves, bag, every pocket in the jacket had pads. I got so anemic that my lips would turn blue and be shy if I passed by. My vision would become black and I felt dizzy a couple of times a day no matter what I tried to tie my shoe. And the ice chewing... I wish the words could describe the quality of life that is ruined while trying to resolve the bleeding. I was taking BC pills and progesterone pills up to 6 a day. I care that I have my tubes tied in my 20's so I wouldn't have to take any birth control form because I didn't want to ingest hormones. So when you have the option of more pills or iud or ablation or hysterectomy the best choice for me was ablation. So author, maybe you read about it and asked your opinion when it doesn't even apply to you. Try to heal so badly you have to leave your job and then come back and read your article. It's disrespectful. I hope no one finds his article when investigating the procedure. Their experience seems that the quality of life of the mine was practically nonexistent due to the volume of bleeding. Like you, I had pads and tampons, had clothes changes, slept on towels, took tranexamic acid (a blood clotting agent so I was worried about the blows) as it would bleed through a tampon and a pad in 30 minutes and was so super low in energy. I was lucky to have kept my job frankly. There are a number of items like this by people who have not experienced heavy periods that are more than a nuisance or simply distrust doctors. Heavy periods can be life threats (suicide anemia or ideation) and sometimes surgery is the only option. No one should have to live with that horror, I wouldn't want it in my worst enemy. I live very clean diet and fitness and if you have an underlying problem that will not make much difference. I have to agree with the one who commented on this article only instilling fear of the afflicted with a logical medical reason to justify an endometrial ablation. And his poor excuse of bringing drugs that were "market-taken" by the FDA because they were dangerous drugs. First of all, you may want to get your correct data on these drugs because Accutane is still on the market. My daughter was on it and cleared her severe cystic acne completely and she has regained her confidence in herself. I was on it 20 years ago and it cleared me too. All medicines, procedures, surgeries and even herbal supplements come with their own risks and benefits. If you do not suffer from a condition that you need a procedure done that you are writing about then perhaps you should not write about it. There is no surgery or procedure that does not sound absurd or irritating. That's why surgeons and doctors go to school for a long time to learn about all this. You're not a medical professional. So you have a right to your opinion, but the title of this article sounds like you're talking to the medical community. At least it would change the title to include the fact that you are declaring an opinion. This procedure has helped many people. Stop the fear of losing. As a 51-year-old woman who experiences monthly periods lasting 10 to 30 days, I am looking forward to the procedure. I have very low iron despite taking iron and leaving me exhausted. For me the benefits far exceed the risks. I wanted to say that I appreciate your article and I really understand that maybe there are options out there and sometimes we don't have the resources or just become desperate. I looked for alternatives and after I got to the time to break down from being a 42-year-old woman I had to use depends on it being horrible for months of unstop bleeding, destroying my already low self-esteem, having my husband look like this sad, desperate woman. I made the decision after talking to my Dr because of the polp search and surgery to remove them, I had a biopsy before discarding cancer, ultrasound to find the problem and no cancer and found the polys and/or fibrosis. Question Dr is there anything I can do, my sister in the law had a hysterectomy, could I get that and that's what we discussed from EA and I thought this was the best choice for me right now. I gave myself a week and had two procedures at the same time and now I'm him. A little discomfort, but that's all. I had the procedure under general anesthesia waiting at the hospital to be okay to go home. I'm not sure what he'll bring tomorrow, but today I'm happy and excited to have done this procedure. It will go off after 3 months to give update. Thank you! I have my own reasons to do this procedure. I was thinking about shit, didn't I do enough research? Turns out the person who wrote the column did less then I did. Your answer is written very well. I'm the pro ablation one had. But there's a little story to understand. Having had a high-voltage job wasted my hormones in my 30s. I was grateful to conceive a child without assistance but I was not successful after 2 years of treating and seeking assistance. Because I did the hormonal injections for the IVF without a successful pregnancy, I was under the impression that my periods were super heavy because of that. In my case, I was having too many accidents under embarrassing circumstances. I became anemic and had to undergo a 12-month treatment plan to correct it. I've altered my food and sought toxin-free options. However, still very heavy periods. When I was introduced to the ablation option, I grabbed her. He changed my life just before he turned 50 and made me a breeze of menopause. My sexual life became spontaneous and I felt like me again. Although I fully agree on holistic approaches, this procedure compensates for the "dolor and suffering" of the years of infertility and the monthly disorder. I also felt that my doctor helped me make the right decision because I had been by my side during my entire journey. Sometimes symptom is what needs to be cured if the root cause is beyond repair. I appreciate the perspective of Oh Lardy in clean life! I am so grateful to have made an ablation! I've been dealing with painful periods since I was 13, and let me tell you it gets worse. I've been dealing with heavy and painful periods for years, maybe I felt good 2 weeks out of the month. You can't sleep, relax or think directly. What kind of life is that? I'm almost 47 and I've had enough! If you haven't experienced painful periods since you were a teenager, then it's no wonder that you look crazy. I also have fibromyalgia that of course contributes to pain, I also have interstitial cystitis. So imagine what happens when you have your period, well causes many problems at the same time for the bladder too! So you're right about a very important thing you said in your article about not knowing the problems the other person has. Everyone has to solve their own health problems and obviously if you haven't walked in someone else's shoes you won't understand their pain and suffering. There's a lot more crazy things than having an ablation too. So much drama in this article, I have a great idea for your next article. Try talking about fibromyalgia and interstitial cystitis for a topic. That should be very interesting! God bless all those who are suffering and I hope they have a better quality of life soon. I'm waiting to be taken back for my third endometriosis surgery in the last four years. Let's hope he gets out of this painless. And also, I realize how certain lifestyle options can influence endometriosis progression and increase your risk of developing it. These options can also affect how painful or well managed the disorder is. You can find many useful resources on the web, such as this article, to properly manage this disorder. I had an ablation at age 40, failed, his life actually ruined the procedure must be banned. The pain has been in because it is beyond comparison, ive had 4 natural births and fibromyalgia so I know the pain. 18 mnths of the initial failure that only happened 4 mths after the procedure and im still waiting for the hysterectomy, iv had financial loss as I had to go from working 5 days to 2 days and now im becomes redundant due to the inability to do my job properly, I only see my 8 year old son 2 days a week at best, I have no social life, I have to cancel all the time and im really down and cause a lot of couple There are some important flaws in what gynaecines say can happen and what they themselves know they are now learning. Natural medicine to treat topics like this is very useful to keep a healthy body and diet. I was uttered when I was 26, now I'm 53 years old and never, not one day, I regretted my decision. I'd already had the only child I wanted and she's the love of my life. I'm getting into menopause and because I didn't have a full hysterectomy I have all the hormones I need and I'm working well. Not a period after the ablation and I don't want to have another son after my daughter. For some women, they know what they want and they don't want to live their lives every month bleeding so they can get pregnant. They take birth control pills that throw hormones in their bodies, risk the insertions of the IUD (some with complications and others not) and host other pregnancy-related problems. What if they let you live your life and be a woman but not a procreator? Why is it so horrible? It was a wonderful thing and personally I don't know why we put money to make a hard man's penis but we don't allow women to turn on or turn off their menstrual cycles when they want to have children so that we can live life and not always be monitoring our fertility. We have other things to do, like... build rockets, manage business and raise the kids we have. I did this procedure a week ago. I'm so glad I did. After the blood tests showed that my hormones were fine, the ultrasounds showed that my uterus was fine this was my next choice. I'm 44, I'm done having kids. He was bleeding 3 times a month, for 7 to 10 days. Yeah, that would only leave a few days a month when I wasn't bleeding. I've had enough. This is a great alternative to a hysterectomy and I would definitely recommend it. He had this procedure and life changed in the best possible way. At 46 I was bleeding a lot almost all the time for more than a year. It made me exhausted, depressed, anemic, constantly swollen and my self-esteem passed through the ground. Looking back at that horrible moment, I think it was suicidal. I spent a lot of time in bed and had flooding accidents in public transport which meant I needed a complete change of clothes everywhere, as I sat in a pool of blood. This also caused extreme anxiety and suspected a touch of PTSD as it would be returning those accidents and having panic attacks. The cause was fibroids and polyps, very common problems and my problems were not huge, the biggest was 5 cm, but they caused havoc. He was genetically predisposed to have them. My hormones and thyroids were normal. I will point out that my diet and my lifestyle is very good, that most of my own organically and alive food grows in the country-without caffeine, alcohol or nicotine- I am very active. After ablation I have no periods, there is no PMS, there is no pain and I feel like a human that works. I feel happy and careless... I'm no longer worried about leaving the house or taking medications like tranexamic acid to coagulate my blood. For the first six months he was still anxious for the bleeding to come back, but he hasn't arrived so far. I've never had kids and I'm happily free of children so I had no sense of loss. The alternative was a hysterectomy (ovarian maintenance) – if my periods return, I will choose this. Each case of people is different and there are many reasons for heavy periods. I would recommend having some opinions about any gynecological problem and if the surgery is necessary find the best surgeon, with excellent reviews to do any procedure. I'm having a nova-sure ablation on 11-12-2020 and I can't wait. I've been in my period since mid-July. I've been out of work since August 2. I've bleeding so much that I'm so dizzy that I can't drive.. My pants stain the clots, you call it, I'll come back later and let you know how I feel... 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