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Currently one in five women - or 10 million women - suffer
from excessive menstrual bleeding, and account for approximately
30 percent of the estimated 600,000 hysterectomies performed
in the United States each year.
The Saint Barnabas Women's Center for Gynecological Surgery
on Old Short Hills Road in West Orange has recently added
a new endometrial ablation technology for the treatment of
women suffering from excessive menstrual bleeding due to benign
causes.
The new technology, called the NovaSure System, provides
an effective and minimally invasive outpatient alternative
to hysterectomy, while avoiding the potential side effects
and long-term risks of drug therapy. The NovaSure System has
been available in Canada and Europe since December of 2000,
and recently received FDA approval for use in the United States.
Excessive menstrual bleeding causes women to suffer from
fatigue, anemia and emotional stress. Hysterectomy is the
most common surgical treatment. The new technology provides
an outpatient alternative by removing, or ablating, the endometrial
lining of the uterus using radio frequency energy. Since the
treatment is done on an outpatient basis, the patient is generally
awake during the procedure after receiving a conscious sedation
anesthetic. The entire procedure takes approximately 4 1.2
minutes, making it the fastest procedure available on the
market today.
Pre-menopausal women with heavy menstrual bleeding who have
completed childbearing may be candidates for the procedure.
For further information, please call the Saint Barnabas Women's
Center for Gynecological Surgery at (973)
322-6200 or ask
your physician.
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