Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinksi reveals she had her fallopian tubes removed in third surgery amid endometriosis struggles

American fig skating fable Tara Lipinski revealed Friday she had her fallopian tubes removed successful 3rd room amid her endometriosis struggles. 

Lipinski made her test pinch endometriosis nationalist successful September 2020 and has been forthcoming astir specifications of nan illness since. 

Endometriosis is 'a illness successful which insubstantial akin to nan lining of nan uterus grows successful different places successful nan body. It is 1 of nan astir communal gynecological diseases, and its superior symptoms see symptom and infertility,' per nan National Institute of Health. 

Lipinski explained connected Instagram that her 3rd room entailed 'a achy endometrioma that formed successful my ovary.'

'(My doctor) removed that and cleaned up each my remaining endo. (Which hopefully won't beryllium coming backmost arsenic I hopefully (won't) beryllium doing immoderate much fertility treatments),' Lipinski continued. 

Lipinski is champion known for winning nan golden badge successful fig skating astatine nan 1998 Winter Olympics successful Nagano, Japan. 

She bested Michelle Kwan, denying her chap skating fable her champion chance astatine an Olympic Gold Medal. 

This room for Lipinski was noteworthy owed to nan removal of her fallopian tubes taken out, which she claimed heavy reduces nan consequence for her getting ovarian cancer. 

'I person embryos connected crystal truthful if I ever for immoderate logic want to effort to go pregnant again, I wouldn’t request my tubes — consecutive to nan uterus,' Lipinski said.  

'But ALL of my drs said they would region my tubes arsenic it’s a immense consequence simplification for ovarian cancer. So gladsome to person them out!' Lipinski continued. 

Lipinski and hubby Todd Kapostasy did go parents past October via surrogate pinch nan commencement of their girl Georgie. 

Before Georgie was born, Lipinski suffered 4 miscarriages trying to person a baby.   

Lipinski, who became a hosting brace connected galore occasions pinch chap fig skater Johnny Weir, besides shared a photograph of her wearing an abdominal binder to thief pinch pain.