Uterus1: What is the HydroTherm ablation (HTA) technique?
Dr. Mark Glasser: HTA—HydroTherm ablation is a procedure that I have been doing now for a little over four years. It’s a procedure for the management of abnormal uterine bleeding which we have now done about 140 times in our office under local anesthesia. Our patients don’t even have to get into a gown. It’s almost like coming in for a Pap smear or a minor surgical biopsy.
Dr. Jay Berman: The hydrothermablator procedure (HTA) is a method to bring endometrial ablation to more gynecologists who were not doing operative hysteroscopic surgical procedures but were doing basic diagnostic hysteroscopy. It involves placing a hysteroscope inside the cervix, viewing the endometrial cavity, and then gradually heating up saline solution until four or five millimeters of the endometrial lining are destroyed to reduce the patient’s bleeding.
Dr. Mark Glasser: HTA—HydroTherm ablation is a procedure that I have been doing now for a little over four years. It’s a procedure for the management of abnormal uterine bleeding which we have now done about 140 times in our office under local anesthesia. Our patients don’t even have to get into a gown. It’s almost like coming in for a Pap smear or a minor surgical biopsy.
Dr. Jay Berman: The hydrothermablator procedure (HTA) is a method to bring endometrial ablation to more gynecologists who were not doing operative hysteroscopic surgical procedures but were doing basic diagnostic hysteroscopy. It involves placing a hysteroscope inside the cervix, viewing the endometrial cavity, and then gradually heating up saline solution until four or five millimeters of the endometrial lining are destroyed to reduce the patient’s bleeding.
Dr. Mark Glasser
Doctor Mark Glasser is a California physician who specializes in minimally invasive procedures in the area of obstetrics and gynecology for Kaiser Permanente. He is an active member of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, having served as a Trustee and currently a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of the AAGL. In addition to his work as practicing physician, he has also worked closely with medical technology companies to develop several instruments that are now used in the field of minimally invasive surgery.
Dr. Jay Berman
Dr. Jay M. Berman is Assistant Professor of Gynecology at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He is in private practice in general and clinical gynecology. Actively involved in research, Dr. Berman is principal or co-investigator for several ongoing trials. His main area of interest is in operative laparoscopy, operative hysteroscopy including endometrial ablation and hysteroscopic sterilization, colposcopy, lower genital tract disease and laser surgery. He is also the principal investigator for an ongoing animal laboratory for training residents in laparoscopic surgery.
Dr. Mark Glasser
Doctor Mark Glasser is a California physician who specializes in minimally invasive procedures in the area of obstetrics and gynecology for Kaiser Permanente. He is an active member of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, having served as a Trustee and currently a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of the AAGL. In addition to his work as practicing physician, he has also worked closely with medical technology companies to develop several instruments that are now used in the field of minimally invasive surgery.
Dr. Jay Berman
Dr. Jay M. Berman is Assistant Professor of Gynecology at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He is in private practice in general and clinical gynecology. Actively involved in research, Dr. Berman is principal or co-investigator for several ongoing trials. His main area of interest is in operative laparoscopy, operative hysteroscopy including endometrial ablation and hysteroscopic sterilization, colposcopy, lower genital tract disease and laser surgery. He is also the principal investigator for an ongoing animal laboratory for training residents in laparoscopic surgery.
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