How common is it to have a voluntary hysterectomy at 22?

Question

I have a 2 year old son and I am sure beyond a shadow of a doubt that I do not want to be pregnant again ever. I can't stand gaining weight and if I got pregnant I would not stay that way. Are voluntary hysterectomy's common and would it be difficult to find a doctor to perform one on someone my age? If I am sure I don't want kids why should I put up with a period anymore?

Answer 1

You will NOT find a decent surgeon who will perform a hysterectomy on you simply because you don't want to "put up with a period anymore". Hysterectomies are considered as a "last option" for people with serious problems with bleeding, cancer etc.

If you don't want to get pregnant, and you don't want to have periods, then you should consider either the contraceptive injection, which tends to stop people's periods or the Mirena coil, which also tends to stop you bleeding altogether.

Having a hysterectomy is major surgery and there are risks involved in any major surgery. I'm telling you now - any doctor who agrees to do this operation for you, you should report to the General Medical Council, and you should run a mile from them - do NOT let them anywhere near you with a knife!!!

Answer 2

Voluntary Hysterectomy

Answer 3

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How common is it to have a voluntary hysterectomy at 22?
I have a 2 year old son and I am sure beyond a shadow of a doubt that I do not want to be pregnant again ever. I can't stand gaining weight and if I got pregnant I would not stay that way. Are voluntary hysterectomy's common and would it be difficult to find a doctor to perform one on...

Answer 4

I think you would be hard pressed to find a doctor that would perform a surgery that invasive on someone so young. If you really don't want anymore children there are other ways you can go about it without doing something so drastic. Get your tubes tied, have any IUD inserted, go get a depo shot, etc. There are so many other ways to prevent getting pregnant that a hysterectomy should not be seen as a method of birth control. I would give this more thought. Besides you have no idea how you are going to feel a few years down the road. What if in 5-8 years you change your mind and want more children? I would think about going another route rather than something so invasive.

Answer 5

You won't even perform them on people that do need them trust me. There are women out there that are told by doctors that they can't have children then they are told they can't have a hysterectomy because they might want to have children, that doesn't make sense. A woman already had two children and she was told she was too young (at 38!) and might want more children (already had two). There was a woman that passed out from the pain and ended up in the hospital, another woman ended up in the hospital hooked up to morphine. It is a serious violation of women’s reproductive rights; I have even thought of contacting the head of This is Personal. A doctor tried to force me off of depo when I told her I had pain and she acted like an avon lady trying to get me on an IUD (I have no children I thought they were for women that already had children) and after a while she said “oh yeah and it stops pain too.” I live in constant fear that I will be taken off depo. I tried to get another doctor to refer me to another specialist (I had money saved up and was going to pay) to get diagnosed and she said to keep using depo and that no doctor would help me because I was too young, I’m 28 turning 29 in November and my boyfriend had a vasectomy. Another thing: so what if someone wants to get it done to stop periods, so what if someone needs to get it done for psychological reasons, so what if women need to get it done because they’re in horrible pain. I usually don’t wish bad stuff on people but I wish all women doctors got extreme reproductive pain (endometriosis) then things would change right?

P.S. for anyone getting a hysterectomy I suggest getting a lawyer some of those doctors are real slime there’s been cases of egg stealing and those guys pretty much doing whatever they want so protect your rights.

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A young woman that has been reading about this since 2009 when she was almost forced off of depo.

Answer 6

i had my tubes tied at 19. i had 2 kids and didnt want any more. i didnt see the sense in having periods anymore either but i couldnt find a doctor willing to do a hysterectomy even after i started having problems. i had continuous periods for the last 2 years and finally found a doc willing to do something about it. the docs reserve that as the absolute last option. i had my hysterectomy 7 weeks ago. of course now i'm 41 (as of yesterday) so i had to put up with severe periods for years. i dont think you will find a doc to do it voluntarily. if you do, hang onto that doc because he/she has a heart of gold. also, if you do find one to do it voluntarily, keep your ovaries so you dont lose your sex drive. the depo shot is a great way to prevent pregnancy and never have a period, but my daughter gained weight while she was on it. if you can control your eating the depo shot would be the way to go... no periods and without the pain of a hysterectomy.

Answer 7

Why not explore other options of birth control you are so young..I had an IUD put in..made of plastic so it's less likely to cause the same problems as the copper ones do. It also lasts 5 years, and has the same ingredients as a birth control pill in it. It's called Minera..It's worked well for me..and it's a 5 year one so it's long term and less extreme than hysterectomy

Answer 8

Good luck finding a doctor that will do it and an insurance company that will cover it.

I want my tubes tied, and I can't find a doctor that will do it until I have 3 or more children, even though I'm willing to pay for it out of pocket, and there's a chance of having your tubes tied being able to be reversed. A hysterectomy is forever.

Answer 9

At that age, without a medical reason it's pretty much unheard of. You might have better luck getting your tubes tied but I've heard that many doctors still will not preform those unless you're 30+ or have had 2 kids. I'd suggest getting an IUD or Norplant, either of which should last around 5 years then seeking surgical sterilzation.

If it's the periods you want to get rid of I'd suggest going on the depo shot.

Answer 10

How common is it? Completely unheard of!!
Hysterectomies are done only as a last resort to save a woman's life (because of hemorrhage, cancer, etc). It is major surgery with major life-altering after effects and a protracted recovery period.
Sorry to say, but periods are just a fact of life. I knew after my son was born at 24 that I didn't want another child, but here I am 14 years later still with my periods. A hysterectomy is not a viable option - any doc who will offer to do one is not a doc I would want to see!
As a complete aside - orgasms originate with the uterus - do you really want to affect that??

The best alternative if you are absolutely sure you don't want anymore children, is to consider a tubal ligation or obstruction (non-surgical tubal blockage).