Endometrial Ablation at Oshun is performed by Dr. Charles Rockhead — an outpatient procedure that destroys the endometrial lining to reduce or stop heavy menstrual bleeding. Performed transvaginally without incisions; appropriate for patients who have completed childbearing.
No obligation · Every consultation is in-person with Dr. Rockhead.
Endometrial Ablation at a glance
Dr. Rockhead
Performs your procedure personally
In person
Consultation before anything is booked
In writing
Your quote, given at consultation
Kingston
Clinic or accredited surgical centre
No obligation
You decide after the consultation
WhatsApp
Questions answered privately
Every visit, without exception
Four things that are true of every visit
Care by an OB/GYN
Every procedure at Oshun is reviewed and led by a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. Dr. Rockhead is a physician first — the same one who treats women's health on the other side of his practice.
30 years caring for women
Three decades as a practicing OB/GYN at Amadeo Medical Group, the parent clinical practice. Every Endometrial Ablation plan is reviewed by a physician who has cared for women through pregnancy, surgery, perimenopause, and post-natal recovery.
Written plan first
Every Endometrial Ablation patient leaves consultation with a written plan: areas, technique, timing, recovery, cost. Returning patients refine the same plan rather than starting from scratch every visit.
Conservative, considered
Oshun's approach favours conservative, considered care over aggressive intervention. Decisions are made in conversation with you, options are presented in plain language, and consent is informed at every step.
Treatment Details
Every fact about your first visit, in plain language.
Most first-time patients arrive with the same set of unspoken questions. They are answered below in the order most people think them — from "how much will I need" to "what if I'm pregnant."
Last clinically reviewed: · Medical reviewer: Dr. Charles Rockhead, Medical Director, Oshun Cosmetic Services
01Endometrial Ablation 101
The procedure itself.
Endometrial ablation is a minimally-invasive procedure that destroys the endometrial lining of the uterus to reduce or stop heavy menstrual bleeding. Used in women with heavy bleeding who have completed childbearing.
How long it's been around
Endometrial ablation has been performed since the 1990s. Modern second-generation devices have made the procedure faster and more often performed in the office.
What we treat with it
Heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia) in women who have completed childbearing. Not a treatment for fibroids causing bleeding, and not a contraceptive.
The honest version
Why endometrial ablation sometimes disappoints.
Endometrial ablation disappoints when fibroids causing the bleeding weren't addressed first, when contraception isn't reliably continued, or when symptoms return years later as the lining regenerates.
Endometrial ablation treats the lining, not the muscle wall. Heavy bleeding caused by fibroids (particularly submucosal) often persists after ablation. A proper workup before ablation — including hysteroscopy or saline sonography — identifies these patients.
Pregnancy after ablation is high-risk. Reliable contraception is mandatory. Patients who relied on heavy periods as evidence they weren't pregnant lose that signal — many women have no periods at all after ablation.
At Oshun, we don't run that model. Endometrial Ablation here is physician-led from consultation through follow-up, with a written plan in your hands and a follow-up visit on the calendar before you leave.
02Medical Leadership
The same physician, from first question to final follow-up.
Every endometrial ablation at Oshun is performed by Dr. Rockhead personally. Patient selection is the critical step — identifying patients whose heavy bleeding will actually be helped, versus those whose underlying cause needs a different approach.
Dr. Charles Rockhead, Medical Director — Oshun Cosmetic Services, Kingston.
Dr. Charles Rockhead
Medical Director · Board-Certified OB/GYN · 30+ years of practice
Dr. Charles Rockhead is a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with more than thirty years of practice in Kingston. He is the Medical Director of Oshun Cosmetic Services and the founding physician of Amadeo Medical Group, the parent clinical practice.
A Endometrial Ablation visit at Oshun follows a clear sequence — from consultation through the procedure itself through follow-up. Here is what happens, step by step.
i.
Consultation
Before any Endometrial Ablation is scheduled, you meet Dr. Rockhead in person at 9 Devon Road. He reviews your medical history, examines you as appropriate, and explains the options — including the option not to proceed. You leave with a clear written plan and a quote.
ii.
Preparation
Pretreatment to thin the endometrium may be prescribed. Schedule shortly after a menstrual period. Stop blood thinners 7–10 days before where medically safe.
iii.
The ablation procedure
After sedation or anaesthesia, Dr. Rockhead inserts the ablation device through the cervix. The device delivers thermal or radiofrequency energy to the endometrial lining for a controlled time (typically 1–5 minutes), destroying the tissue.
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Recovery & follow-up
Watery or bloody discharge for several weeks is normal. Cramping for 1–2 days. Avoid intercourse, tampons, swimming for 2–4 weeks. Initial check at 2–4 weeks; bleeding-pattern review at 3 and 6 months.
How much you'll need
Single procedure. Treatment effect on bleeding builds over 3–6 months.
Will it hurt?
Conscious sedation in the office for most modern devices, or general anaesthesia at a surgical centre.
How long the visit takes
Procedure itself 5–15 minutes. Total visit including recovery 2–3 hours.
Time off after
Plan for 1–2 days off work. Avoid intercourse, tampons, swimming for 2–4 weeks.
04Results & aftercare
Recovery and follow-up.
Bleeding pattern changes over the first 3–6 months. Most patients see substantially lighter periods; about 30–40% have no periods at all afterwards.
The days before your visit
Pretreatment to thin the endometrium may be prescribed. Schedule shortly after a menstrual period. Stop blood thinners 7–10 days before where medically safe.
Right after your visit
Watery or bloody discharge for several weeks is normal. Cramping for 1–2 days. Avoid intercourse, tampons, swimming for 2–4 weeks.
Two-week follow-up
Initial check at 2–4 weeks; bleeding-pattern review at 3 and 6 months.
05Is Endometrial Ablation right for you
Who gets the most out of Endometrial Ablation at Oshun.
Who should not have Endometrial Ablation
Desire for future fertility, pregnancy, active pelvic infection, suspected or known endometrial cancer or hyperplasia, IUD in place, distorted uterine cavity, prior classical caesarean section. Reliable contraception required afterwards.
Endometrial Ablation isn't a one-size category — the right approach depends on your specific situation. Below are common patient profiles we see. If one sounds like you, an in-person consultation at 9 Devon Road is the next step.
Childbearing complete
Heavy bleeding with childbearing complete
Women with heavy menstrual bleeding affecting quality of life who have completed childbearing. Ablation offers a less-invasive alternative to hysterectomy.
Anaemia from bleeding
Iron-deficiency anaemia from heavy menses
Chronic anaemia from heavy menstrual bleeding is a clear indication.
Failed medical management
After hormonal or non-hormonal medical treatment
Patients who have tried hormonal IUDs, oral contraceptives, or tranexamic acid without adequate response.
Pre-hysterectomy step
Trying ablation before committing to hysterectomy
For patients who prefer to avoid hysterectomy if possible.
06Logistics, cost & safety
Booking and pricing.
Consultation policy
Every Endometrial Ablation patient meets Dr. Rockhead in person at the 9 Devon Road clinic before any procedure is scheduled. (Virtual consultations are not currently offered.)
Where treatments happen
Office cases at Oshun 9 Devon Road; general-anaesthesia cases at a surgical centre.
What it costs
Single procedure price including device, anaesthesia, and follow-up.
How to pay
Cash, debit, credit card, or approved financing.
Insurance
Typically covered for documented heavy menstrual bleeding.
If this sounds right
The next step is a conversation, not a commitment.
Every Endometrial Ablation patient at Oshun starts with a consultation. Twenty minutes, in-person at 9 Devon Road, with Dr. Rockhead. No procedure is scheduled, no quote is signed, no pressure either way. You leave with a plan and a price — or you leave with neither.
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