Endometrial Ablation Center - Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara Obstetrician-Gynecologist Doctors for Endometrial AblationType of Physician: Obstetrician-Gynecologist What is a Obstetrician-Gynecologist? A certification by the Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology; practitioners provide medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders, to the extent that it distinguishes them from other physicians. This training enables them to serve as consultants to other physicians and as primary physicians for women. Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology Common Name: Ob/Gyn or Ob-Gyn Obstetrician-Gynecologist Doctors in Santa Barbara * Ralph Quijano MD  Barbara E Mathews MD  Cottage Hospital Med Education Ob/Gyn Dept  Ob/Gyn Associates  Center For Women's Healthcare  Frank R Gamberdella MD  Ralph L Green MD  Sansum Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic Ob/Gyn  Sansum Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic Ob/Gyn  Sansum Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic Ob/Gyn  Womens Medical Clinic  Ayesha Shaikh MD  Alex R Soffici MD  Sansum Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic Ob/Gyn  Womens Total Care  Sansum Clinic Internal Medicine Dept  Public Health Clinic  Public Health Clinic  Donald E Lindblad MD  Women's Wellness Center  Robert C Corlett Jr. MD  Stanley Frochtzwajg MD  Kaiser Permanente Buenaventura Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Buenaventura Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Buenaventura Medical Group  Ventura County OB/GYN Medical Group Inc  Ventura County OB/GYN Medical Group Inc  Ventura County OB/GYN Medical Group Inc  Ventura County OB/GYN Medical Group Inc  Terry L Cole MD  Diesfeld & Pattamakom MDs  Brent Street Family Practice  Brent Street Family Practice  Diesfeld & Pattamakom MDs  Primary Medical Group Inc  Jeffrey Richardson MD  Southern California Reproductive Center  Southern California Reproductive Center  Center for Family Health Ashwood  Kaiser Permanente Buenaventura Hill Road  Oxnard-Hueneme Ob/Gyn Medical Group  Veena D & Prasad D Mummaneni MDs & Afshan Ghiai MD  Antoine T Hanna MD  Oxnard-Hueneme Ob/Gyn Medical Group  Community Memorial LBB_Hospital Centers for Family Health  Oxnard-Hueneme Ob/Gyn Medical Group  Veena D & Prasad D Mummaneni MDs & Afshan Ghiai MD  Jon L Schrock MD  Center for Women's Well Being  Community Memorial LBB_Hospital Centers for Family Health  Channel Islands Ob/Gyn  Channel Islands Ob/Gyn  The Women's Place  Michelle A. Marine MD, Inc.  W Blake Jamison MD  Grossman & Grossman MDs  Grossman & Grossman MDs  Moorpark Women's Health and Spa  Jeffrey Block MD  Thomas VanGeem MD  Thomas VanGeem MD  Arroyo Oaks Medical Associates Inc  Edward M Feldman DO  Seymour Gorelick & Bert B Schoenkerman MDs  Raymond Poliakin MD  Seymour Gorelick & Bert B Schoenkerman MDs  Conejo Medical Group for Women  Village Ob/Gyn Medical Group Inc  Village Ob/Gyn Medical Group Inc  Fertility & Surgical Associates of CA  Louise Garcia MD  Fertility & Surgical Associates of CA  Fertility & Surgical Associates of CA  Conejo Womens Medical Center  Michael L Hoffman DO  Center For Womens Health & Family Birth  Center For Womens Health & Family Birth  Santa Maria Womens Health Center  Central Coast Womens Health  Santa Maria Womens Health Center  Central Coast Womens Health  Arbor Medical Group  Robert L McGhie MD  Mitchell A Adler MD, A Professional Corporation  David R Ghausi DO  Michael L Wyatt MD  Women Care Center  Stephanie Mandelman MD  Orlin Liberman MD  Gladys Negron MD  Simi Family Medical Group  Simi Valley Ob/Gyn Medical Group  Simi Valley Ob/Gyn Medical Group  Simi Valley Ob/Gyn Medical Group  Simi Womens Center  LifeStart Fertility Center  Bel Image OB/GYN  Hyman & Tio Partners for Womens Health  OB/GYN Affiliates  OB/GYN Affiliates Santa Barbara, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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Endometrial AblationRead the Endometrial Ablation article » What is endometrial ablation?Endometrial ablation is the surgical destruction of the lining tissues of the uterus, known as the endometrium. Endometrial ablation is one type of treatment for abnormal uterine bleeding.
Why is endometrial ablation done?Endometrial ablation is a treatment for abnormal bleeding of the uterus that is due to a benign (non-cancerous) condition. Endometrial ablation is not sufficient for treatment of bleeding due to cancer of the uterus, since cancer cells may have grown into the deeper tissues of the uterus and would not be removed by the procedure. Endometrial ablation is only performed on a nonpregnant woman who does not plan to become pregnant in the future. It should not be performed if the woman has an active infection of the genital tract. Endometrial ablation is not a first-line therapy for heavy bleeding and should only be considered when medical and hormonal therapies have not been sufficient to control the bleeding. How is endometrial ablation performed?Prior to the procedure, a woman needs to have an endometrial sampling (biopsy) performed to exclude the presence of cancer. Imaging studies and/or direct visualization with a hysteroscope (a lighted viewing instrument that is inserted to visualize the inside of the uterus) are necessary to exclude the presence of uterine polyps or benign tumors (fibroids) beneath the lining tissues of the uterus. Polyps and fibroids are possible causes of heavy bleeding that can be simply removed without the need for ablation of the entire endometrium. Obviously, the possibility of pregnancy must be excluded, and intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs) must be removed prior to considering endometrial ablation. Hormonal therapy may be given in the weeks prior to the procedure (particularly in younger women), in order to shrink the endometrium to an ... Recommended Reading Related to Endometrial AblationNausea and vomiting facts
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