Amy Schumer has revealed her uterus and appendix were removed as she underwent surgery for endometriosis over the weekend. .
Giving an update:Â Amy Schumer has revealed her uterus and appendix were removed as she underwent surgery for endometriosis.
While one treatment for endometriosis is surgically removing the uterus, the treatment is controversial as a hysterectomy leaves you unable to get pregnant and it’s not always a cure — the condition and related pain can return.   .
Schumer began the video by noting that it was 'the morning after my surgery for endometriosis and my uterus is out.'Â .
She explained: 'The doctor found 30 spots of endometriosis that he removed.
He removed my appendix because the endometriosis had attacked it.
Health issues: In her video, Schumer revealed that her doctors had found '30 spots of endometriosis near my appendix'Â .
However, Schumer admitted in August 2020 that she and Chris had decided against expanding their family because the process had been so 'tough' on her
Complications: Schumer previously revealed that having a cesarean section for son Gene 'took over three hours because of my endometriosis' (pictured with husband Chris and their son)
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