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In the end, I did choose to have my endometriosis surgery with an advanced laparoscopic surgeon. To my relief my surgeon ended up doing a hysterectomy because of my endometriosis—which can only be found during surgery. It did take me a long time—to find the right surgeon and to decide on the correct type of surgery for me, but I made the correct choice, my recovery time was shorter than the time spent of researching procedures and doctors. In the end, readers may wonder if Glass and Knight themselves have a financial interest in that company, when they have clearly overlooked an opportunity to create a balanced and informative piece to the people that read the

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