Endometrial ablation
From: Arthurfree@aol.com
Thu Jan 30 09:31:03 1997
I must confess this is a relatively new intervention to a rural,
therapeutically conservative FP such as myself, so I've taken care of
relatively few patients who have had an endometrial ablation. A new patient
to me (urban refugee, you know!) was in the office this week who had had an
endometrial ablation for menorrhagia two years ago and has been relatively
happy with the results. About six months after the procedure, she began
having light, short menstrual periods again. At the time of the procedure,
she had been reassured that she would NEVER (hate that word) need
contraception again.
Question: Since this lady obviously has some functional endometrial tissue,
does she need effective contraception at this point?
Arthur Freeland, MD
Warrensburg Missouri
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