What I Wish I’d Known Before My Hysterectomy

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Regina Rodríguez-Martin

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The menstrual cramps got very bad in my late 30s. My doctor put me on birth control pills and they got much better. Unfortunately, in my late 40s I decided to get really healthy by getting off the birth control and not messing with my hormones anymore. I wish very much that I had stayed on them.

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Regina Rodríguez-Martin

Mexican American. Chicagoan. Generation X. Relishes questions of human behavior. Nobody’s mother and nobody’s wife. Blog: https://www.reginachicana.com.