So happy for you ! Good work ! [Very smart person!]
FWIW I recall hearing some time back that *hysterectomy* is done most of the time unnecessarily. Guess a cheap few bucks for Dr and Hospital. Without any real diagnosis, apparently!
It’s marketed to the patient as no more icky periods, and it’s quite easy to get insurance to cover the procedure. There’s something about unnessissarily removing a hormone driven body system that makes me nervous. Our new dog was never neutered, something that is looked down upon in the pet community. We can’t even take him to dog parks! I took him to our vet for the first time and he said that there is emerging research about spaying and neutering. It turns out the cancers, hip issues, and kidney problems (kitties) that are now popping up in our fur babies could be linked to spaying and neutering, not to poor breeding practices. So what’s it doing to human females, even with hrt? Makes you wonder.