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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ooor, stay on birth control for years, and hope you luck out and get fibroid that allows you to get a hysterectomy.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wait, you can't just ask for one?

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

You can, but I’m American. So with America’s crummy private health care system, many insurance companies here won’t pay for an elective hysterectomy. You need a good medical reason for it. And sometimes that means something like a fibroid alone isn’t enough. It has to be a certain size, causing pain, etc.

[–] cloudpunk@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

Some states require spousal consent and some doctors will try to talk you out of it altogether.