If you find yourself one of the 80% of women who receive a fibroids diagnosis, don’t panic: There’s an arsenal of uterine fibroids treatment options available. Fibroids, also called leiomyomas or ...

Andrea Lukes, MD, MHSc, FACOG, is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist and the founder and CEO of the Carolina Women’s Research and Wellness Center in Durham ...

July marks the beginning of Fibroid Awareness Month, a time to bring awareness to a common yet under-discussed health issue affecting 20% to 80% of women by the time they reach age 50. Unlike a lot of ...

Uterine fibroids are noncancerous tumors that grow in the wall of the uterus. Up to 80 percent of those who are born with a uterus may experience these benign masses of muscle in their uterus. While ...

As many as 80% of women develop fibroids by the time they reach 50. Dayka Robinson and Dr. Soyini Hawkins are two of the approximately 80% of women who develop fibroids by age 50. They are also two ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - According to the Office on Women’s Health, uterine fibroids are muscular tumors that grow in the wall of the uterus that are almost always noncancerous. They are common in women ...

July is Fibroid Awareness Month, and experts say many people may be living with symptoms without even realizing it. Dr. Daniel Bond, an OBGYN with Utica Park Clinic, says uterine fibroids are common, ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Talking about reproductive health is still often considered taboo, especially when you start getting into the specifics around female reproductive health. But experts said not ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - It's the most common tumor that plague women, they’re called uterine fibroids. They’re typically benign or non-cancerous, but in some rare cases they can become cancerous. Many women ...

Tonya Dawson had never heard of fibroids until she started bleeding after boot camp workouts around 10 years ago. “It wasn’t much, but it was there,” Dawson said. Dawson had a myomectomy, an operation ...

Although the most common symptom of uterine fibroids is heavy menstrual bleeding, irregular patterns of bleeding that cumulatively may be considered heavy bleeding can also occur. Women with uterine ...