No I can’t have kids

Just found this sub Reddit and thought my experiences the past year fit. I got a hysterectomy last August due to severe endometriosis, and I haven’t had kids. I still have my ovaries, but regardless, I have already struggled with doctors telling me how many kids I should have and when for years before my surgery. People are very opinionated about my choice to have the surgery and I’ve lost friends over it. Now whenever my husband and I meet new people or we are out in public and people are being nosey or rude about why I am not currently pregnant or striving to have kids, (we’ve been married 4 years and I look very young for my age) our reply usually goes something like this:

“Well we can’t have kids, I don’t have a uterus. Not that it’s any of your business when we have kids. But thank you for reminding us of my chronic illness that prevents me from living a normal life.”

Edit: I want to say I’m blown away from all the support and thank you. It’s the stories and experiences shared by others that I knew what endometriosis was before my doctors would even attempt to diagnose me. I was able to get help after 8 years and I’m sure it would have been so much longer if I didn’t know what endometriosis already was. The world feels a little bit bigger today and a little less lonely so thank you. 💙