Why Did I Always Have Such Heavy, Painful Periods?
She was told it was just "part of being a woman"—until she finally learned the truth. When I was 11, I had a terrible pain on my right side. My mom was afraid I had appendicitis and took me to the ER, where they did an ultrasound. I'll never forget when the doctor came into the room, looked at my mom, and said, "Ma'am, your daughter is about to become a woman." I had no idea what that meant. The doctor explained that I had a cyst on my ovary and that soon after it ruptured I was going to get my
Read in Prevention: https://apple.news/AC48vYj1PSTGPgjATg0gbQg
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