An ode to my uterus

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This short story chronicles a woman’s journey through five surgeries to remove endometriosis, exploring her identity and gratitude for pain relief after losing her uterus.

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The author of this short story writes about undergoing five surgeries over twenty years to remove endometriosis. She has two children, but without a uterus she wonders if she still is a woman. She is thankful for no more debilitating pain and the freedom to love with creativity and abandon. (PsycINFO Database Record

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endometriosis

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