Lorie Pester, who has suffered from endometriosis since the age of 30, had to make a radical decision by having a hysterectomy.
Guest on the Buzz TV set at FigaroTV to promote “Let’s break the taboo”, a new show dedicated to women’s health that she presents on Tuesdays on RMC Story, Lorie Pesteraffected byendometriosis since the age of 30 yearshad to take a radical decision by using a hysterectomya surgical procedure which consists of remove the uterus. This is, to date, the only treatment capable to effectively relieve pain related toadenomyosisa form of endometriosis located inside the uterus from which the singer suffers. “It was a very hard decision to make. we talked about it a lot with my partner, because it’s a decision that is made as a couple. The problem is that it’s irreversible. I know I will never be able to have children again.” confides the singer-actress, now aged 41 years And mother of Nina, born in September 2020. Despite the operation, Lorie Pester still has a few nodules but she no longer feels the pain she suffered before. Of the pain so violent who couldmake her pass out during filming“.”Today changed my life, I don’t have any pain anymore. But if I hadn’t had my daughter, I think I wouldn’t have made this decision and I would have stayed with my pain until I had a child.“, she continues.
Endometriosis is a gynecological disease that remains little known, despite its high prevalence in France. One in 10 women would be affected. Its diagnosis remains difficult and particularly long: 7 years on average. Among the main endometriosis symptomsthere are the rules very painful, but also fertility problems with difficulty conceiving a child. “We tried to have a child for a few months and it didn’t work out. We had to go through a PMA, a IVF Icsi – in vitro fertilization where a sperm is injected directly into the woman’s oocyte – to speed things up and try to put all the chances on our side, without the disease spreading further“, says the actress.