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 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 ...

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 ...

Women of African descent are four times more likely to have uterine fibroids. Although many of these cases are asymptomatic ...

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, ...

You’ve been dealing with periods that turn your bathroom into what looks like a crime scene, cramps that make you double over in agony, and a belly that makes people ask when you’re due even though ...