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I hate periods too. Mind you, I get mine every month. I usually have severe cramping and pain for the first few days, and in the 3 - 5 days leading up to it I get epically depressed and crave chocolate like nobody's business.

I got told that in order to have a hysterectomy I'd either have to wait until I was in my thirties or have had a child. It's likely that I have something physically wrong - endometriosis runs in the family and my mother had a massive fybroid (tennis-ball sized), but they did an ultrasound and couldn't find anything wrong. I'll be going back to my Dr. soon because the symptoms I have are somewhat similar to PCOS.

But I just wanted to say, I feel pretty much the same way, and I feel like a hysterectomy would make my life just that much easier, so you're not alone on that count. At least you only get your period a couple of times a year :P