# Listen to me Uterus. You are NOT FUNNY! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 10, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-to-me-uterus-you-are-not-funny/793281 "2017-08-10T22:13:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-to-me-uterus-you-are-not-funny/793281/41 "2017-11-29T12:52:38Z")
I stopped menstruating after my thyroidectomy almost 10 years ago (I’m 57, btw). Before that I was definitely in perimenopause: My normally scheduled-to-a-t periods suddenly went haywire, so much so that I had to carry stuff on me at all times just in case of spontaneity. I was always petrified of that. I also stopped having all the usual pre-menstrual signs like cramps and breast tenderness. I used to get both horribly, and as much as I hated them, at least they were the clue that _something_ was imminent. My mother had a hysterectomy right after I was born. According to her doctor it was a miracle I was conceived because, given all her issues in that area, I wasn’t supposed to exist. My parents had been married for almost 7 years. This was back in the days where most married women in our sphere pumped out as many kids as possible. My mother never discussed it, but I’m pretty sure on some level not being able to do the same messed with her head. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-to-me-uterus-you-are-not-funny/793281/42 "2017-11-29T13:13:01Z")
> [@kiz](#): > > My mother had a hysterectomy right after I was born. According to her doctor it was a miracle I was conceived because, given all her issues in that area, I wasn’t supposed to exist. My parents had been married for almost 7 years. This was back in the days where most married women in our sphere pumped out as many kids as possible. My mother never discussed it, but I’m pretty sure on some level not being able to do the same messed with her head. Well, I for one am certainly glad she succeeded. It’s a strange world we live in. I remember when being an only child was looked upon with pity and derision. Now, folks look askance at families with more than three. Or even less. Once, one of my coworkers was pregnant with her third child, and my supervisor whispered to me, “Can you imagine? She should just get an abortion.” ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-to-me-uterus-you-are-not-funny/793281/43 "2017-11-30T03:03:40Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > I wonder if any male Dopers will dare to open this thread? I’m just here to see if I’m mentioned by name. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-to-me-uterus-you-are-not-funny/793281/44 "2017-11-30T15:00:22Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > I wonder if any male Dopers will dare to open this thread? I’m a (duh) Guy. > [@Iggy](#): > > Male here. > > From what could be seen in preview as I hovered my cursor over the thread title it wasn’t clear in what way your uterus might be betraying you. So I clicked, if only to learn and empathize. > > At least it seems to only be the vagaries of aging and not something more serious health-wise. Not sure I would say I’m glad to hear what your uterus is conspiring to do to you, but relieved its not cancer or other such problem. This. There’s so many ways a uterus can be “funny” in real unfunny ways. Glad to hear this one’s still just pranking you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-to-me-uterus-you-are-not-funny/793281.md?page=2)