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Re: has anyone had uterine ablation to stop periods?
From: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat May 19 00:51:43 2007
Thank you, D! I know uterine ablation won't cure endo, but I think it's
a safer way to stop my periods for good after endo instead of Lupron or
Mirena. I had a period that started today and took Bentyl for the first
time, a drug for IBS. My aunt said it got rid of a lot of her period
cramps. It did!! I was hardly bloated at all! A lot of women have IBS
along with endo and most doctors don't even treat the IBS part of it. It
really helped a lot today!
At Fri, 18 May 2007, D wrote:
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>I'm not sure I understand what you're dealing with - do you know if you
>have endometriosis? Uterine ablation clears out the uterus, but endo is
>when uterine lining (endometrial) tissue grows anywhere outside the
>uterus.
>
>Uterine ablation can be a good option for excessive bleeding, but I've
>never seen it recommended for menstrual pain, and it won't do anything
>for endometriosis.
>
>A successful lap may be more likely to help you with the endo and pain.
>It's important to have your lap with a doctor who can thoroughly excise
>all the disease, wherever they find it. Ablating endo lesions is
>completely different from uterine ablation - excising (cutting) endo
>lesions is the preferred method. Doctors who burn off endo lesions
>(cauterization, fulgeration, and ablation are all ways to burn it) can't
>remove the disease from organs like the bladder and bowels, and often
>the deeper layers of the disease aren't burnt and remain to keep growing
>and causing problems, whereas good excision doctors have recurrence
>rates below 20% after five years.
>
>Please be sure your doctor can do the lap part of the surgery as well as
>the ablation and I think you'll have a good chance at getting relief! I
>also agree very much about the Lupron and various birth control as
>treatment. All of those methods wear off eventually, and some can have
>bad side effects...
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>At Thu, 17 May 2007, andrea wrote:
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>>I have seen several doctors in the last few months and they all say even
>>if I have laparscopy, the endo will most likely return, if I do not stop
>>my periods afterwards. The options are Lupron, Mirena IUD, or gettiing
>>back on the pill, which NEVER helped my period symtoms for 17 years! I
>>have been on the bioidentical progesterone and off the pill for 4 years
>>and that has helped TREMENDOUSLY with mood swings and cramps, but my
>>cramps are getting worse again. I have heard too many horror stories
>>about Lupron and Mirena and am trying to find people who have had the
>>Uterine Ablation procedure for stopping periods. It is permanent, you
>>can't have children afterwards, which I am willing to give up if I can
>>be pain free. It burns away the lining of the uterus that grows your
>>period. I will have laparscopy in conjunction with that. I think it is
>>a healthier option than Lupron or Mirena. Those both have major side
>>effects and I think can cause permanent damage. With the Uterine
>>Ablation, I would at least still have all my organs and aviod having a
>>hysterectomy, which I think too many doctors are quick to recommend! Any
>>info on this would be much appreciated. :)
>
>--
>Find an endo specialist in the ERC's EndoDocs group:
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EndoDocs/
>
>Try an excellent endo support group:
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/erc/
>
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