"Girls" star and director Lena Dunham is sparking a national dialogue on women's health after revealing she had a hysterectomy. LiveScience's Sara Miller and SELF's Casey Gueren join Cheddar to reveal why the star elected to have the procedure. Dunham underwent surgery after battling with the painful condition, endometriosis.
Miller and Gueren explain what endometriosis is, and why it's unusual for a woman so young to decide to have a hysterectomy. About one in ten women have endometriosis. We consider whether Dunham's story will educate more women about the disease and its symptoms.
Dunham's essay is sparking a national dialogue about women's health issues. We also learn whether the star would still be able to have a child through surrogacy.
Simpson’s gridiron legacy was forever overshadowed by the 1994 knife slayings of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. A criminal court jury found him not guilty of murder, but a separate civil trial jury found him liable.
Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with “Wonka” regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for “The Color Purple” and an overall $9 billion in ticket sales that improved on 2022’s grosses but fell about $2 billion shy of pre-pandemic norms.
