Amy Schumer Shares Candid Endometriosis Update

Schumer captioned the post, “If you have really painful periods, you might have #endometriosis.”

In the video, she explains, “So, it’s the morning after my surgery for endometriosis and my uterus is out. The doctor found 30 spots of endometriosis that he removed. He removed my appendix because the endometriosis had attacked it.”

She continued, “There was a lot, a lot of blood in my uterus and I’m, you know, sore and I have some, like, gas pains.”

Padma Lakshmi, who found the Endometriosis Foundation of America, commented, “Thank you so much for sharing your endo story. Over 200 million women worldwide suffer with this. Hope you feel better soon! @endofound.”

Actress Debra Messing wrote, “Oh my goodness, 30?! So happy they are gone and you won’t have that pain anymore. Heal well Am!”

Social media personality Olivia Culpo, who has also undergone endometriosis surgery shared her support for Schumer by commenting with three heart emojis.

In January 2020, Schumer took to Instagram to share her struggles with IVF, writing, “I’m a week into IVF and feeling really run down and emotional. If anyone went through it and if you have any advice or wouldn’t mind sharing your experience with me please do. My number is in my bio. We are freezing my eggs and figuring out what to do to give Gene a sibling.”

By August, Schumer had decided that her body had had enough, saying, “We did IVF and IVF was really tough on me. I don’t think I could ever do IVF again.”

“I decided that I can’t be pregnant ever again,” she continued. “We thought about a surrogate, but I think we’re going to hold off for right now.”

Endometriosis is a disease that affects 10% of reproductive-aged women. Although it can appear anywhere in the body, it most commonly appears in the lower abdomen or pelvis.

Symptoms usually include lower abdominal pain, pain while menstruating, and difficulty getting pregnant. Some women do not experience any symptoms.

Although some endometriosis complications can be treated with pain medication and oral contraceptive pills, some women opt for surgery in order to alleviate their symptoms.

If you think that you might be experiencing endometriosis symptoms, talk to your doctor.