A consultant gynaecologist/obstetrician and Managing Director, Nordica Fibroid Care Centre, Lagos, Dr Abayomi Ajayi, has advised women to be conscious that therapy ...

National Provider Gives a Face to the Hidden Crisis Behind Fibroid Pain— Calling out Misinformation, Outdated Surgery and the ...

Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Uterine fibroid pain can range from dull pressure to sharp cramping.Severe, stabbing pain could signal a degenerating fibroid.Treatment options include ...

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 Hospital ...

When Linsey was first diagnosed 13 years ago, she was told the condition was mild, but over time the fibroids grew and her symptoms intensified. By 2020, she was experiencing heavy, prolonged ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A common issue for women is something that is generally not discussed. Some doctors' say 50% of women will get uterine fibroids, and most don't even know they have it. But if ...

Uterine fibroids—non-cancerous growths in the womb—remain a major reproductive health challenge for women globally, particularly in Africa, where prevalence rates are among the highest in the world.

For many women, uterine fibroids are an unseen battle, onethat quietly reshapes daily life through heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvicpressure, fatigue, and emotional distress. Though fibroids are benign ...

A 36-year-old woman presented with a lump in her abdomen during her first pregnancy. She told clinicians she had noticed the lump before she became pregnant. She had no pain or other symptoms. The ...

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 making ...