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Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain

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  Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain. For any woman who has experienced illness, chronic pain, or endometriosis comes an inspiring memoir advocating for recognition of women's health issuesIn the fall of 2010, Abby Norman's strong dancer's body dropped forty pounds and gray hairs began to sprout from her temples. She was repeatedly hospitalized in excruciating pain, but the doctors insisted it was a urinary tract infection and sent her home with antibiotics. Unable to get out of bed, much less attend class, Norman dropped out of college and embarked on what would become a years-long journey to discover what was wrong with her. It wasn't until she took matters into her own hands--securing a job in a hospita...