Endometrial ablation may be done in an outpatient facility or your doctor's office.

Most women will have reduced menstrual flow following endometrial ablation.

Younger women are less likely than older women to respond to endometrial ablation.

There are different ways to perform endometrial ablation, such as with a laser, electricity, or heat.

After an endometrial ablation, younger women are more likely to continue to have periods and need a repeat procedure.

Surgery, such as endometrial ablation or hysterectomy, when other treatments do not work.

Or you can have another treatment, such as endometrial ablation or hysterectomy.

Endometrial ablation can cause a puncture of the uterus and other problems, but these are not common.

Regrowth of the endometrium may occur after you have endometrial ablation.

Endometrial ablation destroys the lining of the uterus, usually making it impossible to get pregnant.

Endometrial ablation is used to control heavy, prolonged vaginal bleeding when:

Problems that can happen during endometrial ablation include:

If you don't plan to ever get pregnant, you may choose to have endometrial ablation or a hysterectomy.

Endometrial ablation scars the uterine lining, so it is not a treatment option if you are planning to become pregnant.

A further surgical technique is endometrial ablation (destruction) by the use of applied heat (thermoablation).

If patient does not want hysterectomy or Endometrial ablation another modality with norethisterone can be given.

Surprisingly, a similar and only slightly weaker effect has been observed for endometrial ablation which is often considered as an alternative to hysterectomy.

Endometrial ablation can be done by:

Endometrial ablation is a procedure used to destroy the inner lining of the uterus (endometrium).

Endometrial ablation devices are used for the treatment of menorrhagia due to dysfunctional uterine bleeding.

Placenta accreta may occur if the patient becomes pregnant after endometrial ablation, so birth control is recommended.

You may choose to have a procedure such as D&C, endometrial ablation, or surgery to take out your uterus (hysterectomy).

Endometrial ablation.

If you have no future pregnancy plans, you can consider endometrial ablation or hysterectomy if medical treatment is ineffective.

What is endometrial ablation?