Should I have a coil fitted or an Endometrial ablation ?

I'm 47 and recently had problems with very heavy periods and pelvic pain. An ultrasound scan showed my endometrium was 25mm thick, I've since had this removed by a D&C. My GP has told me the consultant thinks this is all due to a recent tragic family bereavement and that I should have a coil fitted or an Endometrial ablation. I really am not sure what I should do for the best. Will my grieving still have an affect on my hormones?

You could really do with a longterm solution. A coil is good for contraception but can make periods heavier. You really need to discuss this in more detail with an expert. However, try Evening Primrose Oil to try and help balance your hormones. Works for me.

I'm not sure what the second thing is, but I've got a coil and I'm surprised you doc is recommending that... they're notorious for making your periods heavier so it doesnt sound like a good option for you.
sorry for your loss.
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I have the Mirena IUD (coil) and love it. I no longer have heavy painful periods. I wish my Dr would have recommended it sooner.

I'm not sure about the grieving and hormones.

Couple of oddities, 1st if I go back to my early years D+C was though to be therapeutic. It is now considered only diagnostic, any superficial scraping of the endometrium having no real affect on symptoms.

2nd I am decidedly iffy on bereavement causing any of this problem. It goes back to the origin of the words hysteria and hysterectomy where the Greeks linked women,uterus and hysteria!!

It is not my place to tell you what to do, but if these are your 2 options the Mirena coil must be by far the least traumatic. It takes minutes to fit, with, in good hands, minimal discomfort and it may stop your periods all together. Each coil can be left in place for 5 years and only needs a 2 minute yearly check. If it does not work, nothing is lost and it can be removed in literally 60 seconds!

I have the Mirena IUS (it's not really a 'coil' in the old sense of the word and does not make periods heavier as the 'coil' used to). Fantastic thing.

Your grieving is a separate issue, but I can highly recommend the Mirena to stop your bleeding - it did mine and I had bled irregularly and heavily for 7 years foolishly rejecting the option of Mirena. I thought I could 'soldier on'. How foolish of me.

It took two days to stop my really heavy bleeding and a further couple of months to stop the occasional spotting that followed insertion.

Your grieving is something we all have to do at one time or another, but there are certainly ways to stop the bleeding - you don't have to go through both. Good luck.

i have had a mirena coil fitted after I was diagnosed with endometriosis last year. My periods are now much lighter and I feel loads better