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I Was In So Much Pain I Couldn't Have Sex, And My Doctor Said It Was All In My Head

I was 24 as I sat in the cold ObGyn office. I couldn’t have known at that moment that it was just the first of many doctor’s appointments I would have in the following years, trying and failing to find out what was wrong with me.

By Kate Lambert6 min read
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A year previously, I had gotten an IUD. I was tired of the side effects of the pill, and I wanted birth control I didn’t have to worry about every day. I was actually very lucky, as I read many horror stories later from women who experienced excruciating pain when theirs was inserted. But besides some minor cramping, I didn’t have any issues.