Uterine fibroids, though usually non-cancerous, have a profound impact on a your body. They can cause pelvic pain, heavy menstrual bleeding, and weight gain in the abdomen. For many people, noticing ...

Uterine fibroids can sometimes affect fertility, depending on their size, number, and location. Early diagnosis and timely ...

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 ...

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, ...

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — July is Fibroids Awareness Month and the benign tumors in the uterus are more common than people might realize. Unfortunately, many girls growing up are told ...

Uterine fibroids can cause a lot of discomfort and heavy menstrual bleeding. Surgically removing the uterus used to be the only option, but now there are newer, less invasive options. A new study ...

It is a silent killer of Australian women, but a major national report out Monday shows a staggering 94 per cent surveyed at ...

Lupita Nyong’o is going public about her battle with uterine fibroids. On July 15, the Black Panther star took to Instagram to share her story in honor of Fibroid Awareness Month. Nyong’o revealed ...

Sarah Lundry of Kansas had a tumor in her uterus that led to a partial hysterectomy and chemotherapy Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been working at PEOPLE since ...

BALTIMORE --July is Fibroid Awareness Month. Fibroids are a condition that's quite common among women but can affect women of color more often. From heavy menstrual cycles to anxiety attacks, in her ...

A routine checkup led a 30-year-old woman to a diagnosis of huge fibroids even as she had no symptoms. A gynaecologist ...

Uterine fibroids, common non-cancerous growths, can cause significant discomfort for women of childbearing age. Key symptoms include heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain, bloating, and frequent ...