Warmer relieve pain during menstruation

Silicone balloon can put an end to torture many women associated with painful periods. The study was able to confirm once again that this is a very effective therapy, which is an excellent alternative to more radical methods.

At the moment, modern medicine uses surgery hysterectomy (removal of the uterus), the most severe symptoms associated with painful menstruation. But therapy hot "heater", proved to be effective in 90% (!) Cases of severe menstrual bleeding hypermenorrhea (menorrhagia), which affects up to 5% of all women aged 30 to 49 years.

Now, the algorithm used in the first stage of treatment involves the use of drugs to reduce blood flow (most often, mefenamic acid and tranexamic). Actively used and contraceptives, as they reduce the level of bleeding. If these funds do not help, surgery is performed to remove a portion of the uterus, or completely whole body - a hysterectomy. This ensures the success of the treatment, since it leads to the end of the month.

However, the balloon endometrial thermoablation may be less invasive and more effective procedure. During thermoablation doctor inserts a silicone balloon filled with hot saline into the uterus through the cervix. Because of the heating cylinder is destroyed endometrium (lining of the uterus), and that the blood of every month. The depth of destruction can reach up to 5 mm. And the whole process takes only a few minutes.

The study, conducted by researchers from the Mayo Clinic, 250 patients with menorrhagia have gone through this procedure. Observations lasted three months, the procedure has helped to fundamentally solve the problem 89% of women.

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