Is it possible to have a hysterectomy?
Question:
First of all, every female on my mom's side has had to have one for various reasons including major cramping with heavy bleeding, ect. The only one that didn't have one was my grandmothers twin sister who passed away from ovarian cancer only a few years ago. I have severe cramps, major backaches, "normal" flows and almost always have diarreaha the first day or 2 of my period (sorry for the graphic descriptions). I cannot use tampons so I have to use pads which causes rashes, every month. I am 28 years old, have 2 kids and don't plan on having anymore. Is it possible to have a hysterectomy in my situation or do I have to suffer like my mother and so many other women have??
Answers:
Your assumption that you have nothing medically wrong is not accurate. You have what is called dysmenorrhea, or some sort of dysfunction associated with your menstrual period, and all the events you describe convince me you have it. So, even though you may not have cancer or anything close, it could probably be justified medically. I would NOT however recommend getting rid of the ovaries just yet. Getting rid of this will age you prematurely, lower your sex drive, and accelerate the development of atherosclerosis, possibly. We won't even mention abrupt surgical menopause. You would have to rely on exogenous estrogen source for decades.
Jaygirl is discussing what is called endometrial ablation, where they cause to disappear the endometrial cavity and it's lining. You may, however still have some degree of cramping/diarrhea with the time that would have been a period, but no more bleeding, and less invasive than hysterectomy.
But you will feel immeasurably better getting that uterus out. I thought of mine like a head of lettuce in the fridge. Leave it in there long enough and it goes bad.
sorry for your situation but no they only do that for medical reasons.
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