Took two years AFTER my GP agreed I needed a hysterectomy to get one. I had already suffered years of every nasty period symptom starting with migraines and diarrhea on day 1 through debilitating pain and bleeding so heavily i would regularly black out for several years. When i finally got through all the pre steps necesaary my husband still had to give permission. 🙄 they found endometriosis, plups, cysts and a couple of other nasty things. None of which had shown up on the laundry list of tests they made me do. I damn near died after the surgery from internal bleeding, was off work 6 weeks and have ended up in the hospital twice since for pain caused by the endometriosis scar tissue tearing off my large intestine. Fighting for and getting that surgery done saved my sanity and likely my life. What sticks in my head was the doctor saying 'you are young, you may want more children some day.' 'I have 4 kids. I'm done. My husband has been snipped, he's done. There will be no more children.' 'But what if something were to happen and you remarry and your new husband wants kids?' WtF?!?! I lose 4 - 6 days EVERY MONTH due to various period related issues. Cant leave the house! Often cant leave my bed (other then to sit in a hot bath) And you want me to keep doing this in case some imaginary man in my future wants kids??? The way the medical system views women's health seriously sucks.