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Saturday, March 20, 2010
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Women's Health |
Gynecological surgery08/26/2008 |
I have been reading up on the newer proceedures for fibroid removal and such. MY daughter is 41 and having a Endometrial ablation done in office , and she thinks that she will not have any complications and that this proceedure will prevent pregnancy without the use of any form of contraceptive. Is this possible? I understand that she will have to use some form of contraceptive to prevent pregnancy in the future and she thinks this is more like a true hysterectomy.. Who is right?
Endometrial ablation is a procedure that "ablates" or destroys the lining of the uterus where women bleed from. It is done to lessen the amount of menstrual blood, and often reduces pain as well. It can be accomplished by a number of methods including the use of electrical energy, thermal energy, freezing, or microwave energy.
It does not prevent pregnancy, and pregnancy can be dangerous after such a procedure has been performed. It is important that a woman who undergoes ablation does not intend to get pregnant and uses some form of birth control to prevent this.
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Jonathan A. Schaffir, MD Assistant Professor Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology College of Medicine The Ohio State University |
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