Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “These fibroids can grow to 25 pounds in size and make the uterus as big as if the woman were 20 weeks pregnant or even more,” he ...

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, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Many Black women are told a hysterectomy is the answer for fibroids— but health professionals are ...

National Provider Gives a Face to the Hidden Crisis Behind Fibroid Pain— Calling out Misinformation, Outdated Surgery and the ...

Uterine fibroids are very common and in most cases they can be managed without major problems They are rarely dangerous but ...

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 ...

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, ...

From unbearable pain to feeling no symptoms at all, women with uterine fibroids can have vastly different experiences. While these growths affect a large percentage of women, health advocates say they ...

CARMEL, Ind. (WISH) — Ascension St. Vincent Carmel is the first hospital in the state to offer fibroid removal without cutting the skin. The procedure uses a radio frequency to reduce the growth of ...

Uterine fibroids are typically benign tumors that grow in a woman’s uterus. They are rarely cancerous but can significantly ...

Dr. Seibel describes uterine fibroids as a swirl of smooth muscle that are located within the muscle fiber of the uterus. “In other words, the uterus is a muscle, and if you think of it analogously, ...