The actress has been on a holistic journey to shrinking the fibroids since she announced that they are back in July 2024. These remedies range from diet changes to mental health therapies and exercise ...

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, ...

NEW YORK - New research offers hope for the first pill to treat a common problem in young women: fibroids in the uterus. The growths can cause pain, heavy bleeding and fertility problems, and they are ...

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 ...

Uterine fibroids are one of the most common problems women face during their childbearing years. But finding a solution to them can be challenging, and takes persistence. In this week's Moves in ...

Uterine fibroids, benign tumors that develop within the muscular walls of the uterus, affect millions of women worldwide, particularly during their reproductive years. While often asymptomatic, ...

Up to 80% of women develop fibroids by the age of 50. Fibroids are non-cancerous smooth muscle tumors. They are characterized according to position and size within the uterus. They can occur in the ...

That ultrasound revealing fibroids might have left you wondering why you drew the short straw while your friends remain fibroid-free. These muscular growths in the uterus affect an astonishing number ...

Share on Pinterest Fibroids were linked to 81% higher heart disease risk in a new study. Image credit: Maskot/ Researchers ...

WHAT ARE UTERINE FIBROIDS? Uterine fibroids are also called fibromyomas, leiomyomas or myomas and usually appear during an adult woman's childbearing years. Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths ...

Oscar darling Lupita Nyong’o is stepping back into the spotlight — this time to highlight a condition so common yet so rarely discussed. In a raw, powerful Instagram post on July 15, the actress, 42, ...

Doctors say the rise in fibroid cases is influenced by a combination of factors including genetics, hormonal imbalance, delayed childbirth, and lifestyle changes. BY OLIVIER MUKAAYA & PHOEBE MASONGOLE ...