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, ...

Dr. Somya Navejar, an obstetrician and gynecologist with Novant Health, sat down with WWAY’s Tomika Jackson ahead of the 2026 ...

If you find yourself one of the 80% of women who receive a fibroids diagnosis, don’t panic: There’s an arsenal of uterine fibroids treatment options available. Fibroids, also called leiomyomas or ...

Submucosal fibroids are benign tumors that can cause heavy menstrual bleeding. Hormonal fluctuations and family history can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Uterine fibroids, also known as myomas or leiomyomas, are non-cancerous tumors of the uterus and [are] extremely common in women, ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Those who hope to become pregnant and deliver a healthy baby know that uterine fibroids may cause complications. Uterine fibroids are benign tumors, and their size, number and location ...

Sateria Venable (5th person from the left), founder of The Fibroid Foundation, with members of the Compare-UF Research team at FDA headquarters in Washington, DC. – Fibroid Treatment support The ...

Women often face different health issues that men don't. One that can really hurt a woman's quality of life are non-cancerous uterine fibroid tumors. Other WRAL Top Stories A new five-year study at ...

In a society where health care costs can be overwhelming, Khaleelah I. L. Harris and Yasmine Griffiths are taking a stand to support Black women facing the financial burdens of fibroid treatments.

In a groundbreaking revelation about women’s health, medical experts have uncovered alarming statistics about uterine fibroids in African American women. While these benign tumors affect many women ...

July marks Fibroid Awareness Month. Fibroids likely affect you or someone you know because 80% of all women have this condition — marked by non-cancerous growths of the uterus. I am one of those women ...

Uterine fibroids, also known as myomas or leiomyomas, are non-cancerous tumors of the uterus and [are] extremely common in women, especially women of the African diaspora. According to studies, 80% of ...