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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
There are various kinds of fibroid; we have fibroid outside the womb, on the walls of the womb and the ones right inside the womb. Dr Kola Osibote, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Mothers World Care ...
Doctors at Cloudnine Hospital’s Faridabad centre have successfully treated a rare case involving a giant 16-kg uterine fibroid in a 30-year-old woman, preserving her fertility through a complex ...
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 ...
Uterine Fibroid: A woman's uterus is very delicate and helps the entire body function properly. Important functions such as menstruation, the production of estrogen and progesterone hormones in the ...