Lena Dunham hospitalized with ruptured ovarian cyst

Lena Dunham
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Girls creator and star Lena Dunham was hospitalized Saturday due to a ruptured ovarian cyst, her spokeswoman told People. She will need to undergo surgery before being released.

Dunham has been open about her endometriosis, a chronic condition where tissue that typically grows inside the uterus grows outside instead. In November, she wrote in her newsletter Lenny:

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.