Vagina Monologues

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I was 38ish when I had my vaginal hyst. I wasn't going to have anymore children. It was still a difficult decision because I had heard stories of women who were unable to orgasm after the surgery. Unfortunately it did happen to me but it was as much because of the reason I was having the hyst in the first place as the trauma of the surgery itself. After finally finding a doctor to refer me to a well trained pelvic physical therapist I was once again able to orgasm. My body has adapted to the change and I haven't stopped enjoying sex ever since.

This site is very helpful http://www.hystersisters.com/.

I do absolutely LOVE not having my period anymore. I kept my ovaries,( which were never working all that great to begin with) and I don't think I will go through menopause but we will see.

I never knew it could prevent orgasm. Not that I often orgasm anyway, so it would make little difference to me. for me it is an emotional thing. like having my womanhood removed. I'm not sure I can go through with it, though hopefully they may try another procedure first. I lose nearly a week's productivity a month because of my period.

My mom had a parcial as well, I don't remember if she still has both ovaries or just one. I will say that she did go through menopause. She didn't think she would either, but there is no doubt that she has.

I have PCOS so hysterectamy is a likely future for me. The idea is upsetting to me because I haven't had children yet. I don't know if children are a future that I really want or not, but having the option taken from me is. . . well upsetting. But it's only a posibilty, not a sure thing.

I can imagine that must be very upsetting. I hope you resolve it without such drastic measures.

 

[the captians wench]

I never knew it could prevent orgasm. Not that I often orgasm anyway, so it would make little difference to me. for me it is an emotional thing. like having my womanhood removed. I'm not sure I can go through with it, though hopefully they may try another procedure first. I lose nearly a week's productivity a month because of my period.



I can imagine that must be very upsetting. I hope you resolve it without such drastic measures.

Right now it's managable, but my family has a history of it becoming a major issue and resulting in surgery. For my grandma though, this didn't happen until she was in her 50s, my mom was my age, my aunt late thirties, and a cousin had her's at 25. And I know their cases don't nessisarily mean anything, but it's also hard to ignore family history.

As long as the cysts aren't doing more than making me moody 3 days a month, and I stay fairly predictible with my period schedule, I don't worry. But the possibility is always there.

 

[chelleb]

I basically kept mine natural. Tried shaving a few times in college to see what it was like. It apparently didn't make much of an impression on me, cause I didn't keep it up.

A few months ago, I got curious about shaving and/or trimming. After almost passing out in the shower trying to shave, I bought one of the schick trimmer razors to see how it worked. I tried it in the shortest setting (no "spacer") and loved it. I have found that I enjoy it being trimmed now, and usually only go 2-4 weeks between trimmings.

 

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