Historically treated as simply “bad periods,” uterine fibroids impact 80 percent of Black women, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), but what happens after treatment of fibroids is ...

Midsection of unrecognizable black woman suffering pelvic pain from adenomyosis, endometriosis, fibroids, ovarian cysts, pelvic inflammatory disease or other cause Uterine fibroids can cause ...

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, ...

This week Sen. Kamala Harris introduced legislation that puts a spotlight on a painful health problem that disproportionately affects Black women: uterine fibroids. "We don't talk nearly enough about ...

Gynecologist/Obstetrician specialist, Dr Promise Sefogah, has debunked the popular belief that herbal remedies can dissolve ...

Fibroids, non-cancerous growths in the uterus, often develop after puberty and are most commonly diagnosed in women between the ages of 18 and 50. Research has indicated that by age 50, Black women ...

Among women who have personally been diagnosed with uterine fibroids, more than half (53%) were presented with a hysterectomy, while fewer than 1 in 5 (20%) were presented with other less invasive ...

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new survey commissioned by Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX), a global leader in women’s health, revealed a lack of awareness among U.S. women about uterine health, ...

Although up to 80 percent of women experience uterine fibroids by age 50, my journey to finding proper care felt like a traumatic solo trip with no map, no guide, and no clear destination. Painful ...