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Amaterasu Solar's avatar

I had a fibroid tumor on My uterus - 25 years ago. I was very lucky to have a doc that really wanted to help, and he said My choices were to have it cut out, have My uterus removed, or a new (at that time) procedure - a fibroid embolization.

The first two meant I would likely never get preggers - I had been unable to because of the fibroid (man, did I have cramps! and finally was hemorrhaging every month, leading Me to the doc). I had tried to get pregnant for decades.

The last, He suggested, would improve My chances greatly. Needless to say, I opted for the embolization. Immediately the hemorrhaging ceased. (And the ghastly cramps diminished to minor aching!) And just about exactly 1 year later, I was pregnant, and 9 months later, 12 days before My 46th birthday, I gave birth to My daughter.

They do have better options than hack 'n' slash.

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artermix's avatar

I think the white coats alwats work fear in women psyche. I am NOT saying there are dangerous conditions for some women....endometriosis, PCO....or whatever is out there. The first thing I was told at age 16 after a spine xray was that I had a double scoliosis in an area that would have jeopardized my ability to have children.

Since I never wanted children....I took the news as great luck. Now I actually had a real reason not to have children.

Women are always threathened with those words....the system works women psychology to dictate behavior to the core.

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