Endometrial Ablation And Pregnancy

If a woman is a victim of heavy menstrual bleeding and if this is ruining her life and lifestyle, then at some point of time, she may be recommended with the treatment procedure called the endometrial ablation. An endometrial ablation is actually a treatment procedure in which the inside of the uterine lining is erased through scars by electric current, freezing, heating, laser or microwave. On the other hand, in some rare cases, it is also removed with the help of a surgery. This method of removing uterine lining is actually the last choice a woman may go for, when she is tired of all the bleeding and have found no solution.



If a woman experiences too much bleeding during her menses period, she may suffer from a medical condition like anemia. Anemia is actually quite harmful to a person's health. So, such a thing happens, it gets very much important for many women to have the endometrial ablation. Well, the birth control pills are definitely the first option for such women. It also helps to stop the bleeding but some women are intolerant to it and to some it does not make any difference. For some women, the side effects become unbearable. At this time, they might think of the endometrial ablation as their only choice.



It is very much essential that when a woman is making the decision of having endometrial ablation she should make her mind first that if she wants to become pregnant in future or not. This is actually quite important. Mostly it happens that women get so annoyed with their bleeding that they do not give it a second thought and never consider what effect this will put on their future, and go for their endometrial ablation. This is wrong. It is actually the first step towards the endometrial ablation. A woman should keep in mind her future plans and the tendency of the plans to change with time and relationship.



The main reason of confirming your future plans before this treatment is that the endometrial ablation actually removes most, if not all of the uterine lining and in order to get pregnant and stay healthy while it a woman needs a thick and well built uterine lining for the fetus to get attached. When you go for the endometrial ablation and then an egg is fertilized inside you, the pregnancy does not take place, due to this. Without the uterine lining, you can have rare chances of being pregnant, but, however, it may happen too, but then again, if it does happen, there will be many serious consequences to it in the future.



The pregnancies that take place after the endometrial ablation have great risks attached as they may cause the placenta to not stay normally to the side of the uterine wall. This may cause hemorrhage before or after the delivery.



So, there is always a great risk involved in the pregnancy that takes place after the endometrial ablation. A woman should keep this in mind clear.