Date 05/03/2016 - News People
Lena Dunham will undergo surgery for a ruptured ovarian cyst. The 29-year-old creator and star of HBO's Girls has endometriosis a female reproductive disease where tissues grows outside the uterus. Dunham had written about her disease in November in her Lenny newsletter. She said in February she "won't be out and about doing press" to promote Girls as she battles a "rough patch" of it. The disease can cause side effects, which can be deadly if left untreated. It can lead to complications such as fluid-filled cysts on an ovary, as well as infertility.