Genesia said:

tinaz said:

ZombieKitten said:

tinaz said:

My sister in law was having the same problems so she talked to her doc and they cauterized the lining of her uterus... she swears by it, says her periods are very light now.. I was actually thinking about doing this cuz as im "maturing" mine are getting terrible! Its called Endometrial Ablation....

My gynae explained this to me also and showed me the instrument they use to do it. According to her they sometimes can't scrape off all of it, especially at the top of th uterus. She had some reason why she didn't think it was a good idea.

That sounds like a D&C, not cauterization

tinaz said:

ZombieKitten said:

tinaz said:

That sounds like a D&C, not cauterization

Sorry poor choice of words by me I based it on what the instrument looks like - a little vacuum cleaner! It heats up

Oh, ok!!

tinaz said:

ZombieKitten said:

tinaz said:

Oh, ok!!

[img:$uid]http://www.hologic.com/data/Image/productimages/gynsurgical/NovaSure_sml.jpg[/img:$uid]

tinaz said:

ZombieKitten said:

tinaz said:

The end of it is over an inch wide, so a dilatation is very necessary

Good God! Do they give anything as far as a sedative?

tinaz said:

ZombieKitten said:

tinaz said:

Good God! Do they give anything as far as a sedative?

Id rather have anesthetic than sedative!!! They booked me in to get a hysteroscope curette same time as Mirena inserted all under general anesthetic.

Well im sending good thoughts your way that all that helps you to feel better! Stupid uterus's

tinaz said:

Genesia said:

Ummmm...no. I said it was endometrial ablation - which you posted all kinds of info on.

I guess i didnt understand why its called something different?

Because NovaSure is a proprietary process. Endometrial ablation is the generic term.

Genesia said:

tinaz said:

I guess i didnt understand why its called something different?

Because NovaSure is a proprietary process. Endometrial ablation is the generic term.

Ohhhhh, ok!

tinaz said:

ZombieKitten said:

tinaz said:

The end of it is over an inch wide, so a dilatation is very necessary

The mesh triangle at the end retracts into the tube. They don't try to stick the full width through the cervix.

Read about it...

http://www.novasure.com/i...meline.cfm

ZombieKitten said:

tinaz said:

Ohhhhh, ok!

NovaSuring is like Hoovering

Hoovering my Hoo-Hoo is not the way I wanna spend my friday nite!

ZombieKitten said:

tinaz said:

Ohhhhh, ok!

NovaSuring is like Hoovering

No, it isn't.

How did you get that R in the circle trademark thingy?? I dont see it on my keyboard...

Genesia said:

ZombieKitten said:

tinaz said: NovaSuring is like Hoovering

No, it isn't.

I don't mean literally, I mean they are brand names

Genesia said:

ZombieKitten said:

tinaz said: The end of it is over an inch wide, so a dilatation is very necessary

The mesh triangle at the end retracts into the tube. They don't try to stick the full width through the cervix.

Read about it...

http://www.novasure.com/i...meline.cfm

tinaz said:

How did you get that R in the circle trademark thingy?? I dont see it on my keyboard...

I don't know about you, but I press option-R on my mac keyboard

I have used an IUD for 18 years, and I'm very happy with that! Never got pregnant and didn't have any 'outside' hormones in my body.

The last time I did have more pain the first two months, it felt a little like cramps. The IUD's before that not. I have allways been very happy with them, because I'm too chaotic for the birthcontrol pill, I would forget that too often.

I have my natural period, wich is only 2 days every 4,5 weeks; I'm not a bleeder

In the Netherlands it's more common to use the IUD, and I never heard complaints from my friends.

One friend has the Mirena and is very satisfied with it. She doesn't have her periods anymore and doesn't experience any pain.

So, I don't have anything but my personal positive experience and those of friends!

i have the mirena fitted. i have just had a new one inserted after five years.

i have had no problems at all with mirena. i use it for birth control but i have had heavy periods.

with mirena i only have tiny bleed one or two days a month. the initial fitting was fine, just like having a smear test. the replacemnet was a bit more difficult, but it's in now and i'm done for another five years.

personally i have had no problems with it and i would recommend it.

angelcat said:

Ain't sterilisation operations safer than having a T shaped thingy in your uterus?

ZombieKitten said:

angelcat said:

i have the mirena fitted. i have just had a new one inserted after five years.

i have had no problems at all with mirena. i use it for birth control but i have had heavy periods.

with mirena i only have tiny bleed one or two days a month. the initial fitting was fine, just like having a smear test. the replacemnet was a bit more difficult, but it's in now and i'm done for another five years.

personally i have had no problems with it and i would recommend it.

No weight gain (especially around midsection)? Acne? Mood swings? Depression? Loss of sex drive? Fatigue?

My friends didn't have any of that. Any of those (temporary) side effects differ from person to person. I don't know what the statistics are on these reported side effects and if they prolong. However, why don't you try for 6 months and then evaluate?

ZombieKitten said:

angelcat said:

i have the mirena fitted. i have just had a new one inserted after five years.

i have had no problems at all with mirena. i use it for birth control but i have had heavy periods.

with mirena i only have tiny bleed one or two days a month. the initial fitting was fine, just like having a smear test. the replacemnet was a bit more difficult, but it's in now and i'm done for another five years.

personally i have had no problems with it and i would recommend it.

No weight gain (especially around midsection)? Acne? Mood swings? Depression? Loss of sex drive? Fatigue?

absolutly nothing, thankfully.

i found it really helped with my periods.

The problem with a Mirena is the fast weight gain ............

dJJ said:

davetherave6767 said: