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Marty Time: The Dangerous Side of Device Overuse

— Marty Makary, MD, MPH, and Ali Ghomi, MD, on the controversy surrounding a quick-fix for heavy periods

Last Updated March 11, 2020
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MedPage Today's Editor-in-Chief Marty Makary, MD, MPH, interviews Ali Ghomi, MD, a gynecologic surgeon in Buffalo, New York. Ghomi says a quarter of the hysterectomies he performs each year are to treat post-ablation syndrome.

This interview is part of MedPage Today's investigative series on endometrial ablation, a treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding. The first story in the series focused on complications reported to the FDA's Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database. The second reported on physicians' evolving attitudes toward the procedure.

A full transcript of the interview is posted separately.