January, 1999

In 1999, as part of the treatment, one of many, that was attempted for my endometriosis and PCOS, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics’ doctors began treating me with birth control pills. This is standard practice in the treatment of endo and is often helpful in the treatment of PCOS.

Within two weeks, I was hospitalized with DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis), blood clots from my ankle to my groin on the left side.

It did not help matters any that I had made two 5-hour car trips in the cold Iowa and Minnesota winters.