“Many women have fibroids and ovarian cysts,” my fourth gynecologist told me. “Cysts usually disappear within two or three months. Since you are not in pain, we can wait and see.” By then, I had heard versions of the same advice from a nurse practitioner, a radiologist, and four gynecologists: What I was experiencing was common, and my only options were birth control or surgery.
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