What is heavy menstrual bleeding?
Every month, a woman’s uterine lining builds up in preparation for possible pregnancy. The monthly menstrual cycle and resultant bleeding is the shedding of this lining when no pregnancy occurs, generally lasting for four to seven days. When excessive bleeding is prolonged for more than seven days, it is considered abnormal. Known as menorrhagia it is a common clinical condition defined as a total blood loss exceeding 80ml per cycle. Women suffering from menorrhagia commonly use more than 20 sanitary towels or tampons in a single day. NovaSure® treatment Developed by Cytyc Surgical Products, the NovaSure System is a medical product approved to reduce or eliminate excessive menstrual bleeding due to benign causes in pre-menopausal women who have completed childbearing. The NovaSure System uses precisely controlled amounts of radio frequency energy to remove the endometrial lining of the uterus. On average, the treatment takes less than 90 seconds. 1.Your consultant will insert a slender
