Tanika Gray Valbrun started experiencing extremely heavy periods early in her teen years. “I was that girl who always had to carry pads with her, felt like I was always on my period, had to wear two ...

It's common for women to have uterine fibroids, which are smooth, usually benign muscle tumors of the uterus, says Dr. G. Thomas Ruiz, an obstetrician-gynecologist at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical ...

Now, uterine fibroids are noncancerous tumours that grow in the uterus, also known as the womb. They are made of smooth ...

This article originally appeared on Health. Fact: Most women will get fibroids. By the age of 50, 80% of black women and 70% of white women develop these benign tumors that grow within the wall of the ...

Learn about uterine fibroids, including symptoms, causes, and treatment options. Find out how lifestyle changes can help ...

Uterine fibroids affect up to 80 percent of people with a uterus (and are two to three times more likely to occur in Black women)—and uterine fibroids symptoms tend to be “loud and obnoxious,” says ...

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, ...

Uterine fibroids, common non-cancerous growths, can cause significant discomfort for women of childbearing age. Key symptoms ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Fibroids, also known as uterine fibroids, ...

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 ...