Hope all is going well Gilly! I'm in the same boat (though, I'm much older than you) and I've been to numerous OBGYN's and they are sooooooooooooo reluctant now-a-days to do a hysterectomy due to all the lawsuits of years gone by for malpractice in doing unecessary hysterectomies! I've had a hemi-hysterectomy (both falliopian tubes and one ovary are gone) way back when I was 28, but I still have my uterus and one ovary......which has a tumor (non-malignant) on it and I have some cysts too! This is what's causing the pain (I am told by doc's but nothing is done because of the insurance companies). When I had that operation, they spared all the parts they could in case I wanted to try for an invitro pregnancy........which, I didn't even attempt for more severe problems. Sorry to ramble.......but it seems to me that at my age....or with you not wanting anymore children.....we (not the insurance companies) should be able to deem what is right for us! Good luck hun!

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