Uterine fibroid tumors can be painful and troublesome – and sometimes undiagnosed. “Up to 30% of women have them and don't know,” Samy Iskandar, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Bon Secours OB-GYN, ...

Uterine fibroids, according to the Mayo Clinic, are “noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during childbearing years.” They can range in size from tiny seedlings to bulky masses.

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 ...

Understanding the signs and symptoms may help you find out if you are at risk. Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during childbearing years. Also called ...

Fibroids have plagued our community for far too long. According to a recent study, 40% to 80% of women are most likely to develop fibroids by the time they reach 50 years old, with Black women three ...

In a groundbreaking revelation about women’s health, medical experts have uncovered alarming statistics about uterine fibroids in African American women. While these benign tumors affect many women ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — There’s impending pressure on the wombs of more than 20 million American women. That pain is presented by fibroids, quite common yet often misdiagnosed, notably for Black women, ...

Doctors from a Delhi hospital successfully removed a massive, almost 20-kilogram fibroid from the uterus of a woman. The patient, a 56-year-old woman, had been silently suffering for nearly six years ...

As a teenager, Entertainment Tonight co-host Nischelle Turner thought heavy, painful periods were normal. She became used to accidents, always carrying a "just in case" stash of tampons and worrying ...