Treatment
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Treatments
Abnormal bleeding may be treated with hormones such as oral contraceptive pills. Sometimes hysteroscopy is required to remove a polyp or small fibroid.
Heavy bleeding can often be reduced or stopped by endometrial ablation, a procedure in which the uterine lining is removed or destroyed. Some women choose hysterectomy, or removal of the uterus, as the most definitive way of ending abnormal bleeding once and for all.
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