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I've been looking into endometrial ablation. It's supposedly a five-minute procedure that can be done in a regular doctor's office, either lightens periods considerably or gets rid of them altogether, and people who get it done generally return to normal life in less than a day. It inhibits fertility, but I'm twenty-three and I've known for at least a decade that I don't want kids -- and even if I somehow decide I do in the future (there are many big reasons I don't and very few things about it that appeal to me, if any, so that's extremely unlikely), I'd definitely adopt anyway. There's more than enough parentless kids out there, why make my own?

So I guess my question, for anyone here who might know: what's the catch? Other than letting a doctor get their hands near my privates and wave a wand around in there, because as much as I hate being touched and doubly despise being seen naked, I feel it would be beyond worth it. But as we all know from years on the internet, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. What am I not seeing on Google? What's the horror story? What information am I missing that would stop my itch to run out and get this done as soon as humanly possible?

Be prepared for a fight. Seriously.

I tried for awhile to get an ablation done (ages 27-29), and every gyno I spoke to was all "but babies!!!" and were aghast that I honestly didn't care about the procedure's effects on fertility. No exaggeration - I had to spend an entire gyno appointment explaining how no, I don't want to breed in THIS situation, or in THAT situation, or in some OTHER situation, and how if "Mr. Right" wants kids then he isn't even an option... and when I got sick of all of this and told the docs that I'm queer, not into guys, and find PIV sex repulsive, then I got this whole "then why do you need birth control" shpiel. Hmm, does the word "endometriosis" ring a bell?

FYI, never got the ablation - when I finally saw a gyno who took my concerns seriously, I learned I had (yet another) condition that made getting the ablation inadvisable. It's been about 3 years and since then I've begun a pretty intense physical training regime, dropped some weight, and the combination of the two have really alleviated the Attacks from Hell.

I tried for awhile to get an ablation done (ages 27-29), and every gyno I spoke to was all "but babies!!!"

Ugh, fuck, I thought I'd have an easier time of it being in my late twenties. Even the lesbian excuse is ineffective? Jesus.

Well, I'd sit on it for a while; it's not a good idea to rush into any medical decision.

Other than that, I don't know; I've never heard anything about this procedure. But if you do decide it's the right option, unfortunately you are probably going to hit some obstacles, because as other anon pointed out people still generally believe that a woman isn't complete unless she decides to have babies and if she changes her mind after the procedure she'll sue whoever did it or something like that (and surely you can sign a contract to prevent that from happening anyway). So, basically, you might face a lot of opposition for getting it done.

Good luck and I really hope you find a solution that works for you either way.

As mentioned above, at your age, without living children, and without an urgent medical necessity behind the procedure, most doctors are going to fight you tooth and nail to preserve the fertility that has nothing to do with them. They will make you try every other non-permanent solution under the sun to lighten or eliminate your periods that will preserve your uterus, most of them hormonal in nature and requiring long-term vigilance. You might get lucky, but you also might have to struggle from now until you're late-twenties and/or successfully give birth, it depends.

Most of the uterine lining will be destroyed, but because there's still a slim chance some will be left and you could get pregnant (which, without the rest of the lining, won't go well for you), you'll still need birth control when banging dudes. There's also the usual uncommon but severe surgical risks like perforation of the uterus and pulmonary embolism. Internal surgery should always be approached with caution.

Finally, you could be one of the unlucky 20% who gets little or no results, or for whom the lining grows back over time (especially when as young as you are). But if you're not doing it for medical necessary, it might not be that huge of a deal to try again.

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