Following the sixth annual Black Maternal Health Week, we’d be remiss if we did not mention the topic of uterine fibroids, a medical issue 80% of all Black women in this country will likely experience ...

ATLANTA — LaToya Dwight is one of many women who have experienced uterine fibroids. These are noncancerous pelvic tumors that are very common in women. About eight out of every 10 women have them by ...

Fibroids don’t mean cancer, infertility or hysterectomy. A leading gynaecologist breaks down the biggest myths women still ...

That ultrasound revealing fibroids might have left you wondering why you drew the short straw while your friends remain fibroid-free. These muscular growths in the uterus affect an astonishing number ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Fibroids are muscular tumors that grow inside the uterus. Also known as Leiomyoma, this disease tragically affects mostly Black women in the United States. According to the NIH, "Fibroids ...

The prevalence of fibroids in Black women is directly related to additional disparities, including sexual abuse and racial discrimination. The author of the original study on the link between sexual ...

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Uterine fibroids could be an early warning flag for heart disease among women, a new study says. Women diagnosed with uterine fibroids have a more than 80% ...

Many uterine fibroids go undiagnosed due to a lack of symptoms (e.g., heavy menstrual bleeding, dysmenorrhea, pelvic pressure, urinary frequency), resulting in an unknown true incidence and prevalence ...

Key Takeaways Uterine fibroids might serve as an early warning flag for heart disease in womenWomen with fibroids have a more than 80% higher risk of heart diseaseWomen younger than 40 had an even ...