Abnormally heavy periods are more than a nuisance; they can interfere with work, school, and your ability to di your normal daily activities. What’s more, heavy periods can deplete your iron, which can impact your health.
Our highly skilled team at Ideal Gynecology LLC offers a spectrum of treatments for heavy menstrual bleeding, including endometrial ablation. As the leaders in gynecology, the providers at Ideal Gynecology help each woman find her best solution.
When you come in for a consultation with the expert providers at Ideal Gynecology LLC, our team will discuss your unique case and establish your baseline menstrual blood loss. Typically, the gold standard to measyre abnormally heavy menstrual bleeding is if any of the following is true:
Although periods are unique to each woman and range from light to heavy, you should be able to go about your life without missing work or school. You should be able to wear a standard pad or tampon for a few hours (at least three or four), without needing to change it.
If heavy periods are restricting your activities and placing a heavy burden on your life, schedule a visit with the experts at Ideal Gynecology.
In a "normal" cycle, each month, estrogen builds up your uterine lining. During the luteal phase, the second half of your cycle, the hormone progesterone stabilizes the uterine lining, and a drop in progesterone triggers the estrogen lining to shed. Progesterone balances estrogen and prevents the lining from becoming too thick. A thick uterine lining leads to heavy periods.
A hormonal intrauterine device (IUD), is a very small contraceptive device inserted into the uterus that releases progesterone. It’s a long-acting, reversible form of contraceptive that is not only highly effective at preventing pregnancy (over 99%), but it also reduces heavy periods. At Ideal Gynecology, we are the leaders in IUD insertions and are the only office in Atlanta to offer gold standard nitrous oxide for your IUD insertion. We also make sure everyone has a prescription for state of the art premedication to make the procedure easier.
The progesterone released from an IUD keeps the uterine lining thin. As a result, most women experience lighter periods, and for some women, their periods stop altogether. The progesterone is only active inside the uterus, so you still have the benefit of your own natural hormones.
Other forms of hormonal birth control can also help lighten and regulate your periods. Fortunately, contraceptives come in several forms, and we can discuss the form that best suits your goals, preferences, and lifestyle.
Medicines like tranexamic acid prevent blood clots from breaking down and reduce heavy bleeding. This medication is not recommended if you take certain medications, hormones, or have a history of blood clots or other blood-clotting conditions.
Our team conducts a thorough evaluation before recommending treatment for heavy periods and will discuss whether antifibrinolytic medication is right for you.
Low iron status commonly leads to heavy periods. In a vicious cycle, heavy periods accelerate iron loss and can lead to iron deficiency. In some cases where low iron contributes to heavy periods, taking iron supplements can help reduce heavy periods and restore a more normal menstrual flow.
Ideal Gynecology LLC offers endometrial ablation, a minimally invasive procedure that treats heavy menstrual bleeding. The procedure involves removing the uterine lining, also called the endometrium.
If heavy menstrual bleeding is impacting your quality of life, you’re done having children, and you’ve tried other treatments, or other treatments are unsuitable, it may be appropriate to consider endometrial ablation.
Rest assured that the women’s health team at Ideal Gynecology LLC is here to help you find the solution that is right for you. We invite you to schedule a visit with us at our Atlanta, Georgia practice. Call today and get on the road to saying goodbye to heavy periods.
