Professor Christopher Aimakhu, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, says in this interview by Sade Oguntola that it is a misconception that ...

Uterine fibroids occur in an estimated 20 to 80 percent of women.They are most common in women from their 30s to their early 50s. Most women will have small fibroids and no symptoms. If you have large ...

Fibroid surgery is highly effective, but fibroids may grow back for some patients. An estimated 15 percent of patients will have fibroids return within two years after surgery. Once you reach ...

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.

Venus Williams recently opened up about her painful 30-year battle with fibroids, a condition that impacted her health and ...

Erica Chidi, co-founder and CEO of Loom, a women's health education platform, is making her private health journey -- a six-year battle with uterine fibroids -- public, she said, in hopes of ...

Dec. 28—Although they are benign, uterine fibroids can be bothersome causing abdominal pain, bleeding between periods and other discomfort. Dr. Sanchita Yadalla, an OB-GYN at Medical Center ...

Uterine fibroids are the most common, noncancerous tumors in women of childbearing age, according to the National Institutes of Health. Uterine fibroids affect about 25 percent of all women in the ...

Woman has uterine fibroids removed that equaled the size of a 6-month pregnancy. Erica Chidi said she shared her journey on social media to raise awareness.