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uterine ablation vs hysterectomyFrom: Diane (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 27 May 1999 15:52:07 -0500 (CDT)
My daughter is a 19 year old spastic quadraplegic with some learning delays. Her highest functioning areas are verbal and social skills. Her periods are a problem for her because she sits in a wheelchair all day, experiences severe cramps because of her inability to move around and is totally dependent on others for her personal hygene needs and toileting. She finds this an embarassment in the work place and when she is away from home and would like to do something permanent to end her periods. We have been to two different doctors for advise on this problem. Depopravera shots caused her continuous break-through bleeding. Birth control pills to regulate her periods have not proved satisfactory to her because she really just wants to delete her periods. After several visits to each doctor, she has managed to alleviate their ethical concerns regarding sterilization of a disabled person. She understands that she would never be able to give birth and does not want to due to her inability to ever care for a child. They have referred us to yet another doctor who, after hearing about my daughter, reportedly feels a partial hysterectomy is in order. After my own limited research,uterine ablation or uterine balloon therapy seem less invasive to me. I am interested in the success rate of these procedures in ceasing menstration and the comparison of post op problems with these versus a partial hysterectomy. Also, how do I find a physician who can do these procedures? We live in rural Northern Idaho.
-- Diane
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