Often I feel we deserve medals for dealing with the cramps, crying spells, and other delights that accompany that time of the month. [1] Some women even have to deal with heavy bleeding that lasts more than 10 days.

To control the bleeding without using birth control pills, women can now opt for a surgical procedure called endometrial ablation [2], which takes about 90 seconds. It burns cells in the lining of the uterus, and afterward 75 percent of patients never menstruate again, with the remainder experiencing light spotting once a month. Your hormonal fluctuations remain, since the procedure just prevents or minimizes the bleeding. Watch the video from MSNBC [3] below to learn more.

Tell me, would you ever consider this procedure?