Can you get a hysterectomy at age 24, if you have decided you don't want any kids?

Question

If so, will health insurance cover this?

Answer 1

You could get a hysterectomy if you had some sort of medical problem that it would solve, such as uterine cancer (very rare in someone that young) or excessive bleeding that could not be controlled any other way.

However, I think you mean, "Can a 24-year-old be *sterilized,* which is usually done via tubal ligation or a new proceedure called Essure, which doesn't require general anesthesia. Yes, you can get sterilized at your age. If you are old enough to decide to have kids, you are old enough to decide not to have them. The problem is that younger, childless women have a harder time finding doctors willing to sterilize them. I recommend Marie Stopes or Feminist Women's Heath Center: both of them have policies which state they do not discriminate against young women who want sterilization.

Answer 2

No, most drs will not do a hysterectomy on a woman just because they don't want children. The reason is because of the possibility of a suit if you should find that later on you change your mind and want children.

The only reason that a dr would do it is if you had a medical problem such as like with fibroids (an example). Because of your age it may be hard even to do that if you had a medical problem because a number of States will not allow a dr to do a hysterectomy on a woman that is younger than 30. The dr would have to get permission from the State's Medical board if you live in a State like that.

As for the insurance, they would only cover it if medically necessary (meaning a medical problem if the State Medical Board agrees if you live in a State that has a law like this) otherwise they would deem it unnecessary surgery and deny it.

Answer 3

you need your uterus and ovaries for hormone regulation.
You can however get your tubes "tied". I had a friend do this for the same reason at about your age. She did have some eggs removed and frozen just in case she changed her mind, which of course, she did when she met the right person. You are young and you have plenty of time to make a final decision on such an important issue. If you still feel this way at 26 or so I would say go for the tubal, but be sure to save a few eggs just in case. If you decide later on not to ever use them, some grateful woman out there will be more than happy to benefit from them!

Answer 4

I think you can but you really do not want to get a hysterectomy at 24. Doing that will put you into menopause at an early age.

Answer 5

No, you can't get a hysterectomy until after you have had a child unless you need one for some medical reason. Choosing not to have kids isn't a good enough reason.

Answer 6

Not unless you have a medical reason to have it done. I don't think not wanting children is a reason your health insurance would cover it, You would probably have a hard time finding a doctor that would agree to do it for that reason anyway

Answer 7

hysterectomy's are only performed on people you actually have a problem your doctor won't allow it

Answer 8

if / it /is not /medically/ necessary/ no/ there/ are /other ways /to prevent children/

Answer 9

whats that?