Treatment for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding | Endometrial Ablation | Novasure Procedure | plano, texas

This article originally published on http://obgynplano.com on August 24, 2011.  Treatment for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding | Endometrial Ablation | Novasure Procedure | Plano, TexasIf you are a typical female between the age of 12 and 50, having your period each month probablypasses like a leaf in the wind. For many women, having a period may cause a few symptoms that caneasily be managed by taking a simple ibuprofen and using some feminine protection—and then justlike that, it’s gone. For others, this monthly visit from mother nature is a dreaded and life altering timethat sends some women into hiding. Meet Amy. Amy is a normal, active mother of three in her mid- thirties with a hectic life. Her schedule was very busy between work, working out, ballet for her girls, soccer for her little boy, PTA, and maintaining a happy marriage. Amy didn’t have time to be slowed down by her period, yet for a few days every month she felt incapable of maintaining her schedule because her periods were so heavy, and so painful.So heavy in fact, that she found herself in the bathroom every hour to deal with the side effects of herperiod. She knew that her cycles hadn’t always been this heavy, or this painful, but thought theabnormal menstrual bleeding was just the result of the birth of her three children, and her activelifestyle.After Amy’s last period she felt fatigued, and light-headed. Soon after, she met up with her girlfriendsfor lunch. Exhausted by her life altering periods and abnormal menstrual bleeding she decided tobring it up with her friends. “At lunch, I explained to my friends just how heavy and painful my periodshad been all these years, and I was surprised that none of them had similar experiences,” said Amy.“In fact, they all were very concerned and advise me to see my doctor. So the next week I visited myOBGYN and was ecstatic to learn that my condition actually had a name.”Amy’s doctor diagnosed her with Menorrhagia.Menorrhagia is defined as an excessively heavy period, but can also cause extreme discomfort.Periods are different for every woman. Some are short and painless, and some are long and painful.But it is not at all normal for a woman’s period to affect her everyday life or keep her from performingher normal activities. Reasons to see an OBGYN with the suspicion of Menorrhagia are things suchas:• Periods that last longer than 5 days• Painful periods with severe pelvic pain• Periods that require double sanitary protection (tampon and pad)• Bleeding through a tampon or pad in an hour or less for several hours in a row• The passing of large blood clots• Fatigue, pain, headaches, nauseaThough depression and social anxiety are not symptoms that point towards menorrhagia, they oftenare results of the problem. Women such as Amy, who normally have a very active and busy life, begin

to invert, afraid of excessive and abnormal menstrual bleeding while in public or the inability to get tothe restroom before leaking.Treatment for Heavy Menstrual BleedingThankfully, Amy found out that there are multiple options to cure this condition. Treatment for heavymenstrual bleeding varies; but after considering the number of years she had been suffering fromheavy blood loss, and that she had three beautiful children and did not wish for anymore, Amy’sOBGYN explained to her that she was a great candidate for an endometrial ablation. With thisprocedure, the entire lining of the uterus is removed with the intent of preventing any futuremenstruation. The NovaSure procedure is one such approved endometrial ablation treatments formenorrhagia.According to the gynecologists at the Women’s Specialist of Plano, “There is effective treatment forheavy menstrual bleeding. Endometrial ablation is once such treatment. The NovaSure procedureuses radio frequency energy to permanently remove the lining and is always effective in slowing thebleeding, and at times prevents it completely. 95% of women who receive the ablation are very happywith the outcome. The only down side to the procedure is that it can prevent future pregnancies. Werecommend the NovaSure endometrial ablation procedure when we can because it is a moreconservative treatment option than procedures such as a hysterectomy.Amy moved forward with her endometrial ablation surgery as the treatment for heavy menstrualbleeding. It was minimally invasive, almost painless, and had an extremely fast recovery. Amy wasback to her busy schedule and fast pace life, but this time, without fear of leakage, and days spent athome due to pain and fear.If you are a woman who is experiencing heavy periods that are interrupting your life, there is help. It isvery important to track your period and be aware of changes in consistency, duration, and pain level.Don’t wait as long as Amy did, if changes arise consult your OBGYN today. Treatment for heavymenstrual bleeding does exist and an endometrial ablation is one choice worth considering. 

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