“I am convinced Ill be dealing with this until the day I die.”
Here is what they shared:
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
“Cryptic pregnanciesare very real.
My uncle and aunt tried for ten years and gave up after my aunt’s second miscarriage.
Back in 2021, she went to the hospital complaining about her stomach and gave birth at 45.
Nothing was crazier than waking up and finding out my 56-year-old grumpy uncle was now a father.”
stephaniev23
3.
“Did you know that not all women get periods every month, or even bi-monthly?
It is possible toovulate even without a period.
I get my period twice a year, in March and October.
It has been this way for at least 6-7 years now.
(Which also means I wasnt missing any periods, hence not knowing I was pregnant).
If you have irregular periods, seeing a medical professional to find out why is important.
“TheBartholin’s cyst!
I am recovering from surgery for mine.
After a round of antibiotics and pain that I couldn’t handle, I ended up in the ER.
She then called over the ob-gyn who was on call.”
“Fast forward two hours, and I was in emergency surgery to have it drained.
2024 has been a wild one so far!”
patty_mayo
5.
“Hormonal imbalancescan also cause severe and debilitating migraines.
My grandma had been suffering from migraines from the time she was around 12.
This went on for decades.
No doctor could figure out why she was getting these.
They just gave her painkillers to help.
This was the 1950s-80s, mind you.
Then, she developed ovarian cancer.
To stop it, she had a complete hysterectomy and double ovarian removal.
After that, she never had a migraine again.”
“The procedures instantly fixed a decadeslong issue.
It started at 12, obviously, because hormone levels change when a girl gets her period.
lalalace1640
7.
“Here’s one that not many people seem to know about:certain cancers are common during pregnancy.
because none of my health or so-called ‘sex ed’ classes taught anything about hymens was wrong.”
Most importantly, hymens arent like weve been taught to picture them.
Were always given this picture that shows the hymen as a flat skin plane.
Instead, you should picture it as one of those scrunchy hair ties.
Picture making a ‘bird head’ by closing all your fingertips on one hand together.
Putting the small scrunchy around your closed fingers and then opening and closing them gets bigger and smaller again.
Estrogen is what makes the hymen most pliablemost scrunchy.
When we are born, we have leftover Estrogen from our mother for a couple of years.
Our hymen is really pliable then.
Was the hymen broken?'
we would have to explain to them what I said above.
Women should have better access to ACCURATE education about our bodies in the US.”
moultonpatricia
9.
“You still ovulate with anIUD.
So you might have all the symptoms but don’t typically bleed.”
deadzy
10.
Normally, when you have your period, the uterine lining dissolves into blood and sheds over several days.
My periods are typically light, with minimal cramps due to my birth control.
abigaill46582bb76
11.
“My momsthyroidstopped working when she was pregnant with my older brother.
No clue why, but thankfully, my younger brother and I were both full-term.”
“Diastasis recti when your abs separate and have a gap.
Also, pelvic organ prolapse, which is just what it sounds like.
When your bladder or uterus tries to vacate your body.
“While pregnant, I developed something called an ‘incarcerated urethra.’
It meant that my urethra was being pinched off, so I couldnt urinate.
bluecoyote20
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“I had a blood clot in my spleen as a result of severe pancreatitis last year.
Next period, I started bleeding HEAVILY, with huge clots.
It persisted, and I called my OBGYN.
They also said it was normal.
Finally, after passing two blood clots the size of my fist, I insisted on an in-office visit.
The OB sent me to the ER, I was bleeding out.
“I have PCOS and we were trying to find an alternative to the pill for me.
I had an IUD placed.
After two years, itdislodged itself.
The gyno went to put a new one in but couldnt get it immediately.
He tried for three straight minutes, just trying to force it in.
He took a break and tried again and still couldnt.
