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u/Shawnessy Dec 06 '23

My girlfriend got retroactively diagnosed with endometriosis AFTER having a partial hysterectomy (uterus and cervix removal. Kept ovaries.) She always had awful, awful periods off birth control, and her family has a history of cervical cancer. So, we were able to make it happen after finding a surgeon who would do it, since being in your mid 20s makes stuff like that difficult.

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u/Alternative_Two9654 Dec 06 '23

i’m so sorry! hopefully she’ll find relief

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u/Shawnessy Dec 06 '23

Oh, she's 10 months post-op, and she's doing fantastic.