Hysterectomy rates have remained relatively steady since the introduction of
endometrial ablation. The total operation rates for dysfunctional uterine bleeding initially increased
but have tended to fall since 1992/3. The ratio of hysterectomy to endometrial ablation for dysfunc-
tional uterine bleeding troughed at 3: 1 in 1992/3, but by 1995/6 had increased to 4: 1.