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Here's the stats on the females in my family who've had a hysterectomy.

Mom - age 36 in early 60s

Sister -age 27 in early 70s

Sister -age 29 in late 70s (ovaries)

Niece -age 28 in late-80s

Grand niece -age 23-had a double uterus in mid-80s(ovaries)

Me -age 32 in mid-90s

Step-daughter -age 43 in 2023

Friend -age 32 in 2023

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And hysterectomy before 45 years is known to predispose osteoporosis.

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Interesting. I've never heard that. I'm in my 60s now, my sisters are in their 70s/80s. (Mother passed @ 66 from cancer). So far, none of us has been affected by osteoporosis. Just lucky? Or maybe there's other factors that play in? 🤷‍♀️

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I perform BMD DEXA scans, having a hysterectomy before 45 is a tick-box criteria for having the procedure covered by Medicare (Aust)

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My endometriosis was finally diagnosed by MRI after years of going to doctors and getting no answers for my constant pain. But this is not a test used routinely for this query. I had the MRI as my workplace was testing the coils and procedures for the newly installed scanner. Standard of care is ultrasound.

It was Homeopathy that gave me a pain free life.

https://abikahealth.com.au/healing-endometriosis/

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I always assumed many women get hysterectomies as a "convenient" form of birth control. My mother had a hysterectomy after she miscarried her 6th child, she was in her mid 30's. I have heard women say they scheduled a hysterectomy after giving birth, because they were done having babies and just "wanted it all out." I have heard some women say they got a hysterectomy because they didn't want to go the natural route and deal with the supposed "hellish" side effects of perimenopause.

I am 57 and I went into menopause at the age of 56 (naturally). Yes I had perimenopause side effects for years (hot flashes, night sweats, burning mouth, aches, pains etc). I think many women (people in general) trust the medical cartel's lies that they can be cured of any pain by intrusive medical/surgical intervention. In reality not all people are cured by medical intervention, many people end up with more pain and side effects, then if they had just let nature take its course.

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