Compared with hysteroscopic procedures, uterine balloon therapy is much simpler for a physician to perform. A balloon catheter is inserted into the uterus and inflated with a small amount of sterile fluid that is heated for eight minutes to break down the uterine lining. When the treatment cycle is completed, all the fluid is withdrawn from the balloon and the catheter is removed. Nothing stays in the uterus. The uterine lining has been treated and will slough off like a period in the next seven to 10 days.
Women typically return to normal activity the day after treatment.
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