As we mentioned in previous articles during the last stage of the menstrual cycle normally a layer of endometriosis lining in the inside of the uterus is expelled, known as menstruation blood but instead some of the endometriosis tissues grow somewhere in the body causing endometriosis. Endometriosis also reacts to hormonal signals of the monthly menstrual cycle, building up tissue, breaking it, and eliminating it through the menstrual period. If diagnosis indicate that endometriosis have interfere with the woman conception, she may want to know what conventional treatment can help to correct this problem. In this article, we will discuss what is endometrial ablation?

I. Definition
Endometrial ablation is a medical surgery to remove or destroy any endometrial tissues in the uterus region. This operation is most often suggested for women suffering from heavy bleeding during their menstrual cycle but do not wish to undergo hysterectomy.

II. How it work??
In endometrial ablation, you are no preparation of your part in the day before surgery, but eating light meal and wearing lose clothes in the day of operation may help to prevent yourself from further bleeding and infection is a wise choice. You may be ashed to have someone to drive you home after surgery. Endometrial ablation is usually done on outpatient basic in the hospital with local or general anesthesia. First your doctor inserts a hysteroscope into the uterus through the cervix that help your doctor to see the area they are treating, then the the lining of the uterus is burned and destroyed by using laser or thermal energy produced by electrocautery. The destruction of endometrial tissues help to stop bleeding for over 90% percent with symptoms of heavy bleeding caused by endometriosis lining of the uterus.

III. Risks
a) Causing injure to adjacent structures such as burn of bowel or/and uterus
b) May increase the risk of infertility caused destruction of uterine lining and development of scar tissues in the endometrial cavity.
c) Perforation of the uterus caused by medical instrument used in operation.
d) Bleeding from cervical lacerations.
e) Fluid retention may increase the risk of pulmonary edema or cardiac failure.

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