Uterine fibroids affect up to 80 percent of women by age 50, yet their impact on fertility remains widely misunderstood. While many women with fibroids conceive without difficulty, certain types and ...

Gessie Thompson turned pain into purpose, transforming her battle with uterine fibroids—which involved multiple surgeries and years of fertility struggles—into a powerful platform for advocacy. On ...

Uterine fibroids are more common than you might realize. According to the Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, they affect up to 80 percent of people with a uterus, with those of African descent being ...

Having children after fibroid surgery is certainly possible for many women. While the journey can come with its own set of considerations, understanding the impact of the surgery on your reproductive ...

Fibroids are becoming a concern among women of childbearing age, with fears of infertility mounting, more so among those yet to conceive. However, Dr Kireki Omanwa, an obstetrician and gynaecologist, ...

If you have been trying to get pregnant and things are not going as planned, fibroids could be one of the many likely reasons. These non-cancerous growths in or around the uterus are more common than ...

When Tanika Gray Valbrun was 13 years old, she got her first period at a family function. It was apparent because she was wearing white shorts and because her flow was heavy. That heaviness persisted ...

Fibroids, noncancerous growths in the uterus, affect a significant portion of the female population. Statistics suggest that by age 50, up to 70% of women will have fibroids, though many won’t ...

How much do you know about your fertility health? It’s no secret that Black women have suffered from fertility health as there’s been a spike in cases of us having endometriosis, fibroids, and ...

Many women are at a greater risk of fibroids. This article aims to bust common myths surrounding fibroids. Women should seek ...

There’s no doubt that women’s healthcare has been seriously understudied and underfunded for far too long. Many of us have heard terms like uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts, but few of us — unless ...

July marks Fibroid Awareness Month. Fibroids likely affect you or someone you know because 80% of all women have this condition — marked by non-cancerous growths of the uterus. I am one of those women ...