im tired offf cramps...and peroids its nasty!!!!!!!
Slow down....a hysterectomy is a pretty serious solution to a problem such as difficult periods. I'm going to assume that you already have all the children you want or don't want any at all, since you are asking that question. In a full hysterectomy, they take out the ovaries too and that means you won't have the estrogen/progesterone production and if you're young still you will need supplements til you would have normally gone into menopause. If you just had the uterus removed, that won't affect your hormones. But again, that's an extreme answer and very expensive too. No surgeon in his/her right mind would do this very serious (risk of bleeding to death) surgery for no reason other than to end periods. There are plenty of other methods out there to help you with your periods. I hear you, I hate periods too!! You can try the birth control pill as a monthly pill and that will make your monthly periods much lighter and far fewer if any cramps. You can try the new Seasonale pill where you only have 4 periods a year and they are light too. You can try a hormone patch rather than use a pill, and I think they still offer a injection as birth control. If you want something "stronger" than birth control (if you've already tried that and it's not working for you) then ask your dr. about "endometrial ablation". It's a procedure where the dr. goes into the uterus through the vagina (so no surgery or cutting from the outside) and uses a cauterizing tool to "burn off" the endometrial lining, which is what your body sheds each month. This seems to be a one time deal, you don't have to do it again each month. And I imagine it's a whole lot cheaper than a hysterectomy!I haven't had it done but I imagine it would hurt a little bit afterwards but the dr. can tell you how to handle the discomfort. I'm 41 and my dr. mentioned that when I near menopause my periods may get really heavy and painful (oh joy! thanks!) and if I want to do anything about it, he mentioned this procedure. Fortunately I have awhile to go before deciding about that.
Please talk to your doctor or if you can't afford that because of the lack of insurance, then look for free clinic in your area, most cities have one. Call the public health dept and they can point you in the right direction. Please don't take the severe and final route when there are better (and easier) options out there. |
