I think it's state by state. In a lot of places, you need to be above a certain age and have at least one-three kids (blame women who've gotten tubal ligations and then flip-flopped on it). With a hysterectomy, they may not even be willing to without an actual medical necessity (like cancer, tumors, etc). When they do the snip-snip, they don't really remove anything. Just clip the vas deferens and pin it, so that sperm can't get into the urethra. Similar thing with tubal ligations (they snip the fallopian tubes). They don't actually remove anything. So what you're asking about is more a major surgery than getting sterilized.


A full hysterectomy will also require you to be on hormone supplements I believe, which will put you on a pill schedule.

Well, I wouldn't be going to full hyst unless necessary, since I don't believe cysts are much of a problem in my family. Though I know they can show up regardless, but since I'm almost 30, I've never had them and hopefully never will.

And I know it's a pretty major difference between men getting snipped versus having an entire organ(s) removed. I didn't really mean to make it too much of a comparison, I guess I'm just a little frustrated that (not to sound sexist because I'm not!) men have it bit easier when it comes to these sorts of things.

If women don't want ANY possibility of kids + improved quality of life like I do, they'd probably opt for a hyst. Which involves semi-major surgery. Men on the other hand can just get snipped. D:

But yeah.. I'm in Louisiana, so I suppose I'd have to either do a bit of searching online or call some doctor offices to see how they operate based on mine and my family's medical history. I know it isn't something you really just up and get because you want to... even though I do. >_<

I suppose also I was hoping anyone else could chime in with their experience on the matter, if they have had a hyst, why/how they got it, etc.

My grandmother had a full hysterectomy when she was in her late 20's due to uterine cancer, so it's something that I've been a bit worried about popping up. But given a medical history, they might be more willing to do it.


It's just harder because people often change their minds about kids, and then get sue-happy when they are told that the surgery they elected to have either can't be reversed or is difficult to reverse. It makes sense from a legal standpoint.

Yeeeah, my mom pulls that on me with the whole me changing my mind thing. I have never had the desire to have kids. Never played "mommy" as a child with babydolls. Never dreamed of having/making a family. Not since I was little, and not now. And even if I did change my mind later down the road, I'd not like to be changing diapers and cleaning up vomit in my 40's-50's. So I'd probably regret it anyways. XP

But yeah. No desire for kids, whatsoever. But it isn't about kids, it's about me and my comfort. I know a lot of women can be dramatic about a normal period making them tired, crampy, etc. -- However, when you go through 10 super tampons in a day, crying and curled up ina fetal position in bed and ask everyone around you to kill you... Yeah.

I'd rather not have to deal with that, or mask it with painkillers/BC. I just want it gone, forever. So I'm beginning to research my options on how to do it, assuming my medical risks are taken into account as well.

I have overactive hormones, so I get extremely painful periods, though they are thankfully short (3-4 days). It basically feels like I'm in labor through my period and it's miserable. Since my periods are just so short, I usually just power through it rather than think about something as serious as surgery.

See, mine ALWAYS last the full 7 days and it is utter hell. Like idek how I don't become anemic or some shit. Ofc with the Nexplanon, it was HEAVEN. First 2 years with it, I had no period whatsoever, and I was so happy.. SO, SO HAPPY. To know what it was like to not be in so much pain every month. And now that it's starting to come back, I am having like a fucking mental PTSD dread episode about how it'll be when it finally wears off completely and get the implant removed.

It's bad enough I don't have a new therapist yet after moving and have no medication for my bipolar/depression. But holy shit, I am gonna transform into satan himself if I end up back on my regular periods on top of that. I've just been helping my family out so much lately, there hasn't been any time for anyone to help themselves on a personal level.

I would have cut my own uterus out by now if I had a 7 day period jesus christ.


I hope you can find a solution that works for you, or a doctor willing to work with you on it.

Yeah.. and I started mine at 11, on the 4th of July. At my uncle's house for BBQ LOL

Funny story, I went to the bathroom, saw my underwear and was like ".... did I really legit just shit myself without knowing it." -- but because my mom was/is a nurse, we had 'the talk' and it dawned on me right after. But yeah.. From 11 to almost 28, I've had periods that bad my whole life and it sucks. I am so done with it. DONE.

Thank you for the input on it. I'm hoping something can be done at some point. u_u

Yeah I started mine around that age too. I had already been to sex ed for a couple of years so I knew about THE CHANGE. It's been like hellish bullshit ever since.


Good luck!

also I keep forgetting to say I fucking love your icon LOL
The eyebrows/face combo kill me

LMAO thank you

My mom had to get one for similar reasons, aside from the cancer bit. I know that it will fuck up your body's natural hormone production a lot and you will need to take extra good care of yourself lest you age a little too quickly as a result. >_<

She says over a decade later, the scar still hurts if prodded too, and that the pain was rather unbearable for a few months. So there's just a few things to keep in mind.

If it's the cancer you're worried about, know that it's more easily curable than people realize. Cancer feeds on sugar cells and a highly specialized diet can starve cancer cells. I think Yohanna Kraus(sp?) created a diet for it and I believe it's widely available in Canada. Just a little tidbit to look into. ^^

I'm not really worried about cancer, personally. It's the tumors/endometriosis that I think is more plausible, just because my periods are so horrendously bad/painful. Overall, with that in mind on top of not wanting kids, it's just a quality of life choice I want to make.

As for the hormone thing, I know it's something I'd have to manage. But still, I'd prefer that and a few hot flashes over debilitating pain that keeps me in bed for 5-7 days.

It can be semi-difficult to get a hyst without some sort of need to do so.
Not impossible. You just have to find the right doctor to do it and that is willing to listen to you.
Sort of like finding a good mental health doctor that pays attention to whats going on, and doesn't blame it on something fickle.

Prices go pretty high though, if its for comestic, rather than surgical. Like 20k.
With insurance, it all depends.
My mother got it done, for medical reasons, for about 8k.
If you have potential risks, and you find the right doctor, they may be able to just classify it as medical, than cosmetic.

Also, while it can help a bunch.
Just know there will probably be pain.
And a long time of recovering from it too, obviously.
It's not as easy as the snip snip.

Oh yeah I know it's definitely a major internal surgery, though they have simplified it so much now since it's almost always done laproscopically(sp?) if it isn't an emergency. I've had a similar surgery done that was almost as major, and wasn't allowed to lift anything over 10lbs for four weeks. Fortunately, I wasn't left with any real pain except one scar that is much more sensitive than the rest on my abdomen. It hurts if pressed hard enough. But still, it wouldn't make me think twice.

All in all, it just feels like a right choice for me. So I'm hoping it works out somehow. Hysts are so routine for women around the world, and I know it is restricted by legal/medical reasoning. But I hope with my possible medical risks (cancer, fibroid tumors/polyps, endometriosis) it can be weighed out by a doctor - As well as my intention to never have/want kids, and overall the desire for a better quality of life.

Because I've had such bad periods for so long, I have a fairly high pain threshold because I've had no choice but to just live with it. Unfortunately, because of that, I also have a high tolerance to medicines like Tylenol and Aleve, to where they barely touch the surface of helping my pain anymore. It can be a dangerous thing, either from taking too much or getting hooked on prescription pain meds - Neither of which I have done or plan to do, but it's just the thought.

I don't want to live with that BS anymore. I want to be 'normal'. I'd easily endure more scars, hormone treatment and whatever else so long as my overall source of pain (and possible medical threats) is gone.

Which is fine. I understand.
I plan to get one someday too.
But it's just about finding the right doctor that will listen to you and do what you want.
General prices though for uninsured is just high, for a forewarning.
Like 20k is the average if I remember right for when I looked.
And that's for the ripping it out completely. Not for tying off the tubes.

Yeah, 20k is a lot.. Better start saving up if I manage to get an OK for surgery, lmao.
But I suppose it doesn't hurt to dream/consider it. I'm just really tired of it and don't want to go back to being in so much pain. Being in a bad mental state on top of that is such a terrible combo. And I'm not saying that to gather some sort've pity. It's just a "it is what it is" generalization.

Still, I thank you for the input. Maybe someday it'll happen, or maybe not at all and I hit menopause early lol

Lol, yeah.
I am planning on taking in my partners insurance and trying then.
Or waiting for my tumor to grow big enough to get my own removed.
That way it's cheaper! Haha.

So I say either maybe down the line find a good insurance and do it then.

As for your BC.
If it is acting up.
As a former pharmacy technician, I would highly recommend you get off of it.
It could be doing damage to your body or isnt affecting you in the right ways that it should be.
Not saying you should start on another one.
I mean, if you dont really use it, why use it?
Could always, if you have partners of the opposite sex, have them wear a condom/take the pill.
Whatever works best for you.
But if its affecting you negatively in any way that shit needs to be terminated.
Not every kind of BC works well with everyones kind of body, and doctors fuck up.

Oh no, my BC is fine, it's just almost time to have it replaced, so it is wearing off and my periods have come back. However, with no insurance, Nexplanon costs about 1-1.2k$. It's the pills, IUDs, etc. that I cannot stand and don't want. And the shots only made me gain weight.

So yeah, the BC isn't the issue, I just want to be in a place where I don't need it anymore and stop the problem at its source while also killing multiple birds with one stone by canceling out the health risks I mentioned involved with my uterus that may or may not eventually come up in the future otherwise.

Ah okay.
I had misread then.
My apologies!