There’s no better feeling in the world than regaining control over your body. My periods were plainly debilitating, and lately they had become even life-threatening. I ended up in the emergency room two months in a row at the end of 07 and the second time my doctor just decided it was time to kiss my uterus of evil goodbye (and good riddance). There is so much more freedom in my life now than ever before and a lot more optimism and much less dread. If you are fully committed to knowing you will never have anymore children, and if you are prepared for the possibility of menopause (if the ovaries are taken too), it will be worth it.