Lupita Nyong'o opens up about her battle with uterine fibroids and encourages others to "study women’s health' with a new ...

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 ...

Small fibroids are less than 5 cm, medium fibroids are 5-10 cm, and large fibroids are over 10 cm and can grow beyond the size of a grapefruit. They affect women of reproductive age.

Lupita Nyong' o has revealed she has spent more than a decade fighting uterine fibroids. The Oscar winner shared details of her longtime struggle with the chronic condition in a candid Instagram post ...

Uterine fibroids, a frequent cause of heavy bleeding and anemia, are common. Hysterectomy is the most common treatment, but safer options, such as localized ablation and oral GnRH antagonist therap ...

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with uterine fibroids – tumors that grow into your uterus – you might have questions. Discover the causes, symptoms, and treatment options.

Black women whose mothers had uterine fibroids are at increased risk for the disease, especially if their mothers were diagnosed at younger ages, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.&ldquo ...

Fibroids and endometriosis, two conditions common during women's childbearing years, may increase their odds for serious illness and premature death, a new study shows.

Uterine fibroids (leiomyomata, singular leiomyoma) are the most common neoplasm in females, and may affect about 25 % of white and 50% of black women during the reproductive years. Fibroids may be ...

C H I C A G O, Nov. 28 -- Experimental technology that uses lasers to heat and shrink uterine fibroids is showing promise in helping women avoid hysterectomies or other surgery, doctors reported ...

Uterine fibroids — non-cancerous, hormone-driven growths that form on the uterine walls – are very common, and more than 70% of white women and 80% of black women will develop fibroids by age ...

Sharon Stone Had a Fibroid Tumor Removed — What to Know About Fibroids, Which Up to 80% of Women Develop Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, a board-certified OB/GYN, explains to PEOPLE what fibroids are and ...