WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 2001: Re: Ablation Question

Re: Ablation Question

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 26 Jul 2001 10:14:48 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 25 Jul 2001, Jessie wrote: >
>Hi, I want to know the history of endometrial ablation. I searched your
>archives and the info I am looking for is not in there, so if someone
>could be so kind and share their knowledge, or perhaps point me in the
>right direction, I would be grateful. :)
>
>1. Where was it invented and who is the inventor of each method?,
>

I don't know. Try using "endometrial ablation" on Google

>2. Who are the best candidates for an ablation?

Women with a noirmal sized uterus and abnormal bleeding unresponsive to hormonal therapy

>
>3. Types of ablation: Is one better than another and why do they have
>different ones?

Probably most techniques have same results. Therrre are several ways to destroy tissue; freeze, burn, vaporise, cauterize, etc. So all have been tried.

>
>4. Why isn't it more well known than what it is? The reason I ask is
>only 2 out of the 4 doctors from the original group that I saw had ever
>performed one.

It really isn't that good a technique, the equipment necesasary is expensive. If you buy the equipment you have to find a lot of people who need it to pay for the equipment. And there aren't that many people who are good candidates. It doesn't always work.

>
>Thank You. :)

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