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Women — You May Be at Risk of Liver Disease if You Suffer From These Two Things
Something women should pay close attention to
It was downhill for me from the moment I began my first menstrual period.
Heavy, prolonged and painful periods was something that plagued my lifetime.
I don’t know how I coped.
It didn’t ever cross my mind that perhaps there may be have been something wrong.
My constant discomfort would reveal itself when I began to prepare for conception. Without success for several months, I consulted a doctor.
And through endless tests and assessments, I was diagnosed with severe (grade 4) endometriosis.
I have had 3 laparoscopies to clear the endometriosis throughout my life, and none of them helped — apart from my recent operation.
Finally, after all these years of suffering, I decided to have a hysterectomy and rid myself of the problem.
I think there comes a time in your life when the suffering is just too great, and as you get older, life becomes too short…