title: Psychological aspects of heavy periods: does endometrial ablation provide the answer?
abstract: Menorrhagia may sometimes represent psychological problems. A frequent gynaecological response to this complaint is surgery. More recently, psychological factors and accurate assessment of menstrual loss have called into question the need for hysterectomy in a proportion of women. Endometrial ablation offers a less invasive alternative to hysterectomy which may result in a better psychological outcome.
authors.affiliation: Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, General Infirmary, Leeds.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gannon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Greenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004717:Endometrium / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000523:psychology*; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D008598:Menstruation / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000523:psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome