When Is An Ablation Necessary?

An ablation is a procedure used to control heavy, prolonged vaginal bleeding. This type of bleeding can be sometimes defined as soaking a pad or tampon every two hours or less, bleeding that lasts longer than eight days, and/or anemia as a result of the excessive blood loss. When a patient fails to respond to other treatments an ablation may be a good solution. It is typically performed in cases where a woman has decided not to have any more children but when the patient prefers not to have a hysterectomy or when other medical issues make a hysterectomy inappropriate. An endometrial ablation procedure can take about 20 minutes and generally uses only local or spinal anesthesia, although general anesthesia is sometimes used.