What Can I Do To Solve This?
See a doctor who understands
this condition and can evaluate you:
Patient History / Pad Diary
Pelvic Exam
Ultrasound
Hysteroscopy
Pelvic Exam
Endometrial Biopsy
Treatment options:
Medication
Operative Hysteroscopy
Endometrial Ablation
Hysterectomy
Medication
Birth control pills can be effective in controlling heavy bleeding
Drawbacks:
Not always well tolerated
Not always effective
May have to be taken until menopause
Venour Thomboembolic Disease (Blood clots)
Hysterectomy Is An Option
Historically, a common treatment option for heavy bleeding
Fourty-four percent of all hysterectomies performed in 2005 were for a primary diagnosis of heavy periods or fibroids
The most invasive and definitive treatment, however major surgery should be seen as a last resort
Now there are lessinvasive treatmentsthat may involve lesspain and a quickerrecovery time