The electrical current destroys the cells that produce the lining each month. The result is a great reduction or elimination of menstrual flow. Endometrial ablation does not affect the ovaries, so it does not induce menopause. Nor does it alleviate PMS, as some promoters claim. As with a any medical innovation, caution is necessary.
Surgical procedures carry a risk of infection or other complications.
With ablation, there is also a chance that the uterine wall could be perforated. Dr. Lamar Robinson, a Dallas gynecologist, thinks it should be available on demand. If you don't like you period, you should be able to get that fixed, too. Brooks is concerned about use of the procedure just for convenience. But to women devastated by copious bleeding, endometrial ablation offers a chance of relief without the trauma of major surgery.