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I have been having prolonged and painful menses for ayear now. my doctor suggested a hysterectomy but i'm reluctant to do it hoping that the symptoms will go. should i get it done?
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Ablation: If the biopsy of the endometrium (uterine lining) does not show cancer or precancerous, you can try an endometrial ablation.
Answered 1/30/2013
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Ablation good: An oral contraceptive pill may help and there is a new medicine called lystedalysteda which can reduce bleeding volume by about 50%.
Answered 9/28/2016
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