A woman has revealed how she wears her fallopian tubes “around her neck” after turning them into jewellery.

Savannah Blouin, 22, works as a waitress at a vegan restaurant in Middletown, Connecticut, US, and recently had surgery to remove her fallopian tubes because she "doesn't want kids".

She then decided to preserve the “organic matter” in resin – something she learned to do from a craft store, sharing the end result on her TikTok (@savblouin), where it has since gone viral with over three million views and nearly 500,000 likes.TikTokers have dubbed the move "badass".

The inspiration for the unusual jewelry came following the controversial decision to overturn Roe V. Wade in the US, which affects women's right to a safe, legal abortion.

“I had my fallopian tubes [removed] because I’ve always known that I never want to have children,” Savannah said.

“Once the decision was overturned and abortion would soon no longer be recognised as a human right, I feared the trigger laws in the aftermath would hinder me from getting my tubes removed in my late 20s, which was what I had originally planned. I am admittedly an odd person, and when I realised I was having tissue removed, I was excited to be able to look at them. It didn’t seem like a crazy request to me, it seemed entirely logical".

Savannah said that she feels very empowered while wearing the necklace.

Savannah underwent the procedure to remove her fallopian tubes, known as a salpingectomy, on July 13, 2022.

After remembering how her mother was denied the right to keep her fallopian tubes to make jewellery after surgery, Savannah decided to enact her mother's wish 20 years on.

She said: “After I got my tubes removed, the pathology department of the hospital had to test them before returning them to me two weeks later.
I went to my local craft store with my fallopian tubes in a plastic cup, and asked to speak to someone 'who has experience with resin and is also a bit weird'.The person they pointed me to was completely unfazed by the organic matter in my hands, and they were extremely helpful with my project".

After casting the tubes in resin, the TikToker was able to create a necklace and shared the results on the social media site.

“Truly the most badass move,” commented one viewer.

“I wish I knew I could ask for them,” wrote another person.

“THEY'RE THAT SMALL???” commented a third person.

Savannah has fielded her fair share of awkward questions about her choice of jewellery.

She said: “People are almost always shocked when I say my fallopian tubes are inside the jewellery. People often think they are a type of stone or a bug of some sort. The majority of men I have shown the necklace to have gotten oddly quiet and sad upon hearing of my proud infertility.
I do believe it is an unconscious reaction, and they do not realise how it comes off, but it appears that they are mourning my fertility for me.
I do not feel ill towards these people, because they don't mean harm, but seeing people visibly mourn my own fertility feels very dehumanising.”

Savannah also uses her fallopian jewellery as an opportunity to educate people on what happens after you remove them.

She said: “There are lots of common misconceptions, the most common would be that I no longer get a period. That is not true. Everything is entirely normal with my cycle, as well as with my hormones. I am a very politically motivated person, and I am adamantly against the overturn of Roe V. Wade. I have never wanted children, I’ve always been very vocal about that, and I am so grateful that I could have this procedure done and inspire people to take charge of their own bodies in a similar way."

A woman has revealed how she wears her fallopian tubes “around her neck” after turning them into jewellery – and TikTokers have dubbed the move "badass".

Savannah Blouin, 22, works as a waitress at a vegan restaurant in Middletown, Connecticut, US, and recently had surgery to remove her fallopian tubes because she "doesn't want kids".

She then decided to preserve the “organic matter” in resin – something she learned to do from a craft store, sharing the end result on her TikTok (@savblouin), where it has since gone viral with over three million views and nearly 500,000 likes.

The inspiration for the unusual jewellery came following the controversial decision to overturn Roe V. Wade in the US, which affects women's right to a safe, legal abortion.

“I had my fallopian tubes [removed] because I’ve always known that I never want to have children,” Savannah told Needtoknow.online.

“Once the decision was overturned and abortion would soon no longer be recognised as a human right, I feared the trigger laws in the aftermath would hinder me from getting my tubes removed in my late 20s, which was what I had originally planned.

“I am admittedly an odd person, and when I realised I was having tissue removed, I was excited to be able to look at them [after surgery].

"It didn’t seem like a crazy request to me, it seemed entirely logical.

“Although it wasn't the original intent, I feel very empowered while wearing the necklace."

Savannah underwent the procedure to remove her fallopian tubes, known as a salpingectomy, on 13 July 2022.

After remembering how her own mother was denied the right to keep her fallopian tubes to make jewellery after surgery, Savannah decided to enact her mother's wish 20 years on.

She said: “After I got my tubes removed, the pathology department of the hospital had to test them before returning them to me two weeks later.

“I went to my local craft store with my fallopian tubes in a plastic cup, and asked to speak to someone 'who has experience with resin and is also a bit weird'.

"The person they pointed me to was completely unfazed by the organic matter in my hands, and they were extremely helpful with my project."

After casting the tubes in resin, the TikToker was able to create a necklace and shared the results on the social media site.

“Truly the most badass move,” commented one viewer.

“I wish I knew I could ask for them,” [sic] wrote another person.

“THEYRE THAT SMALL???” commented a third person. [sic]

“their WHAT,” commented a fourth person, who appeared to be in disbelief. [sic]

“BRO THEY TOLD ME I COULDN’T KEEP MINE [...] I wanted to make a snow globe” said another user. [sic]

"Why did I think they were the size of peanut in a shell? How are all those eggs fitting in THAT????"commented one user. [Sic]

"Could potentially get a bag off of selling this jewellery. Arguably harder to come across than diamonds."

Savannah has fielded her fair share of awkward questions about her choice of jewellery.

She said: “People are almost always shocked when I say my fallopian tubes are inside the jewellery.

"People often think they are a type of stone or a bug of some sort.

“The majority of men I have shown the necklace to, have gotten oddly quiet and sad upon hearing of my proud infertility.

"I do believe it is an unconscious reaction, and they do not realise how it comes off, but it appears that they are mourning my fertility for me.

“I do not feel ill towards these people, because they don't mean harm, but seeing people visibly mourn my own fertility feels very dehumanising.”

Savannah also uses her fallopian jewellery as an opportunity to educate people on what happens after you remove them.

She said: “There are lots of common misconceptions, the most common would be that I no longer get a period.

"That is not true. Everything is entirely normal with my cycle, as well as with my hormones.

“I am a very politically motivated person, and I am adamantly against the overturn of Roe V. Wade.

“I have never wanted children, I’ve always been very vocal about that, and I am so grateful that I could have this procedure done and inspire people to take charge of their own bodies in a similar way."

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