Do you gain weight after NovaSure procedure?
Endometrial ablation does not affect a patient’s weight.
What are the side effects of the NovaSure procedure?
The NovaSure procedure is not a sterilization procedure. Rare but serious risks include but are not limited to thermal injury, perforation, and infection. Temporary side effects may include cramping, nausea, vomiting, discharge, and spotting.
Why you shouldn’t get an ablation?
Endometrial ablation usually results in a significant decrease in your ability to get pregnant so you shouldn’t have the procedure if you’re planning to become pregnant. Additionally, ablation is not typically recommended for women who: Were recently pregnant. Are past menopause.
What are the negative effects of an ablation?
Complications of endometrial ablation are rare and can include: Pain, bleeding or infection. Heat or cold damage to nearby organs. A puncture injury of the uterine wall from surgical instruments.
Does ablation mess with hormones?
It will not affect your own hormones in any way and will not resolve hormonal symptoms like mood swings, bloating, and breast tenderness. Ablation does not provide contraception and you should not get pregnant after an ablation, so consider how you wish to prevent pregnancy following your procedure.
How painful is NovaSure procedure?
Immediately after the NovaSure procedure, some women may experience some cramping, mild pain, nausea, and/or vomiting. Most women feel back to themselves and can resume normal activities within a day or so. Be sure to follow any instructions from your doctor, no matter how good you’re feeling.
Is ablation better than hysterectomy?
Hysterectomy was more effective than endometrial ablation in resolving bleeding but was associated with more adverse effects. By 60 months after initial treatment, 34 of the 110 women originally treated with endometrial ablation underwent a reoperation.
Is uterine ablation worth it?
For many women, endometrial ablation is a good option because it is minimally invasive and avoids chronic medication use. Endometrial ablation can reduce abnormal bleeding or stop bleeding completely by destroying the lining of the uterus, or the endometrium, through high levels of heat.
Which is better ablation or hysterectomy?
What are the long term side effects of endometrial ablation?
Any bleeding from persistent or regenerating endometrium behind the scar may be obstructed and cause problems such as central hematometra, cornual hematometra, postablation tubal sterilization syndrome, retrograde menstruation, and potential delay in the diagnosis of endometrial cancer.
Can Novasure cause early menopause?
No, endometrial ablation affects only the endometrial lining preventing it to bleed. Your ovaries continue to function normally so your hormonal status is not changing and you won’t go into menopause early due to that.