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    May 7, 2006, 06:53 PM
    Endometrial ablasion
    I am anemic due to heavy periods and my doctor suggests endometrial ablasion. Is this procedure expensive?
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    May 7, 2006, 08:45 PM
    Mine cost roughly 7,000 my insurance paid less than half. But make sure that you know that this is not a permanent end to your period, mine returned exactly one year after having the procedure, even though my DR. told me that it would not. It is lighter and the pain is more manageable, but it is still there. Did your DR. discuss taking Iron supplements rather than undergo an ablation?
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