Yes, but most insurance doesn’t cover it if there’s no medical issue with the uterus or high risk of cancer. I spent two years trying to get mine removed, and even with a medical history of excessive pain and very long and unpredictable periods I can’t get it removed. For that problem they usually suppress cycles with progesterones.
They offered to take out one ovary when I was still considering medical transition 😭
I’m having pain and bleeding again with an implant that supplies progestin, and they still won’t remove my uterus lol
Well, out of the entire reproductive system, I am making the statement that removing one ovary is equivalent to removing a quarter, as it doesn’t affect the womb and other structures.
It took until this year for doctors in the US to start giving a numbing agent for IUD insertion, so I think the medical industry as a whole underestimates the amount of pain people with uteruses feel
Yes, but most insurance doesn’t cover it if there’s no medical issue with the uterus or high risk of cancer. I spent two years trying to get mine removed, and even with a medical history of excessive pain and very long and unpredictable periods I can’t get it removed. For that problem they usually suppress cycles with progesterones.
They offered to take out one ovary when I was still considering medical transition 😭 I’m having pain and bleeding again with an implant that supplies progestin, and they still won’t remove my uterus lol
“we’re not giving you the whole operation, but we can give you 25% as a compromise”.
How many ovaries do you think human females typically have?
@SpaceNoodle *buzzes in* 25?!
You must work for NASA
Well, out of the entire reproductive system, I am making the statement that removing one ovary is equivalent to removing a quarter, as it doesn’t affect the womb and other structures.
The numeric figure doesn’t really reflect your arbitrary discrimination
Prolonged pain is not grounds for removal with insurance? That’s wild.
It took until this year for doctors in the US to start giving a numbing agent for IUD insertion, so I think the medical industry as a whole underestimates the amount of pain people with uteruses feel