Lena Dunham to undergo surgery after ovarian cyst rupture

Lena Dunham was hospitalized on Saturday for a ruptured ovarian cyst and will undergo surgery, her rep told TheWrap.

The creator and star of HBO's "Girls" has previously been treated for endometriosis, a chronic disease affecting tissue around the uterus.

"Lena Dunham has been very public with her personal bouts with endometriosis. This morning, she suffered from an ovarian cyst rupture and has been taken to the hospital," her publicist Cindi Berger told TheWrap in a statement. "Lena will be undergoing surgery at an undisclosed hospital. We thank you for your understanding and hope that Lena's privacy will be respected."

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Last November, Dunham wrote on her Lenny newsletter about her long struggle with endometriosis, which can cause extreme pain and lead to complications such as infertility.

The condition seemed to arise again last moth, when Dunham announced that the medical issue flared up and prompted her to pull back on promotional duties for the new season of "Girls." She announced on social media that she "won't be out and about doing press."

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