The procedure was a new thing back then, but im glad I did it. To tell the truth, im not sure why it's not used more often when women are done having children and have this kind of issue. I had it done on a Friday and was back in the office at work by Monday. My OBGYN described it as a 'heavy-duty D&C'. It did not cause early menopause; I continued to have the monthly hormonal issues associated with menstrual cycles, but that was a piece of cake without all that bleeding. I started into menopause when I was in my mid-50's; all the monthly fatigue, irritability, bloating went away. I've never had hot flashes in menopause, but that may be an inherited thing; my younger sister has never had them either. We both had 3 pregnancies. Wishing you RELIEF!!