An endometrial ablation is a minimally invasive outpatient treatment to ablate or destroy the lining of the uterus. The procedure is used to treat abnormal uterine bleeding and is an alternative to hysterectomy and hormone therapies. NovaSure endometrial ablation is performed in the office with local anesthesia and following NovaSure 91% of women experience less bleeding and 41% have no bleeding at all.