American figure skating legend Tara Lipinski revealed Friday she had her fallopian tubes removed in third surgery amid her endometriosis struggles.
Lipinski made her diagnosis with endometriosis public in September 2020 and has been forthcoming about details of the disease since.
Endometriosis is ‘a disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows in other places in the body. It is one of the most common gynecological diseases, and its primary symptoms include pain and infertility,’ per the National Institute of Health.
Lipinski explained on Instagram that her third surgery entailed ‘a painful endometrioma that formed in my ovary.’
‘(My doctor) removed that and cleaned up all my remaining endo. (Which hopefully won’t be coming back as I hopefully (won’t) be doing any more fertility treatments),’ Lipinski continued.
Lipinski is best known for winning the gold medal in figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Click here to resize this module
She bested Michelle Kwan, denying her fellow skating legend her best chance at an Olympic Gold Medal.
This surgery for Lipinski was noteworthy due to the removal of her fallopian tubes taken out, which she claimed heavily reduces the risk for her getting ovarian cancer.
‘I have embryos on ice so if I ever for some reason want to try to become pregnant again, I wouldn’t need my tubes — straight to the uterus,’ Lipinski said.
‘But ALL of my drs said they would remove my tubes as it’s a huge risk reduction for ovarian cancer. So glad to have them out!’ Lipinski continued.
Lipinski and husband Todd Kapostasy did become parents last October via surrogate with the birth of their daughter Georgie.
Before Georgie was born, Lipinski suffered four miscarriages trying to have a baby.
Lipinski, who became a hosting pair on many occasions with fellow figure skater Johnny Weir, also shared a photo of her wearing an abdominal binder to help with pain.