Endometrial ablation as an alternative to hysterectomy. (Home Study Program). From: AORN Journal | Date: February 1, 2003| Author: League, Diane D. | COPYRIGHT 2003 Association of Operating Room Nurses, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

In the United States, as many as two million women (ie, 22%) each year will consult a physician about menorrhagia (ie, excessive menstrual bleeding). Seven hundred thousand hysterectomies are performed in the United States each year for symptomatic menorrhagia. The procedure cost, risk, and complications, combined with the fact that a large number of posthysterectomy specimens show no abnormality, suggest that the majority of hysterectomies performed for menorrhagia are unnecessary. These d...

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