Maria, 36, said she had been having painful and long periods for about three years. Each of her monthly periods lasted over a week, and often as long as 15 days.
Dr. Brody performed a D&C (Dilation and Curretage) and Endometrial Ablation on her to solve the problem. A D&C procedure is the scraping of the lining of the uterus to stop heavy bleeding, but it is only a temporary cure, and usually only lasts for a few months, Dr. Brody said. The Endometrial Ablation procedure with the Novasure device burns the lining of the uterus that sheds each month as a menstrual period. The burning causes the lining to scar and therefore not bleed. It is considered a permanent cure and has a 90 percent success rate in treating the patient's problem permanently, thereby avoiding the need for a hysterectomy.
Maria said she wouldn't have been able to get the surgery if it weren't for Med4Nicaragua because she lives a few hours away where there isn't a hospital. She said that her doctors kept giving her medication and putting off a surgery, but the medicine did little to no help.
She said she can speak for everyone that it's a widespread problem.
Doris, her sister, was at the clinic to pick Maria up. She described Maria as generous, nice, brave and heroic.
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