After reading Ariala's blog, I have to agree menopause is the pits some days. The hot flashes are the worst. However, PMS and endometriosis are much worse. Having been plagued with severe PMS and endometriosis through my teens and all my twenties, a hysterectomy at 31 was a relief and the best thing I ever did. I woke up in recovery saying thank goodness that pain is gone. Labor was not as bad as the menstral cramps I used to have. Because I had a polycystic left ovary(a precancerous condition),... Sign in to see full entry.