For women, the reality of living with uterine fibroids (or knowing a sister, mother or aunt who does) is overwhelmingly common. It often feels like an unwelcome family heirloom, quietly passed down ...

A lot of women go through uterine fibroids in their reproductive years, that though benign, can cause issues such as pain, irregular menstruation, and irregular periods. However, new research now says ...

Uterine fibroids remain one of the most widespread yet under-discussed women’s health issues in America today. These benign growths develop in the uterine wall during reproductive years and affect up ...

"Fibroids are benign growths in, within or on the uterine walls that develop during a woman's child bearing age," says Dr Evelyn Muthoka, an obstetrician and gynecologist. She says that there is no ...

Up to 80% of women develop fibroids by the age of 50. Fibroids are non-cancerous smooth muscle tumors. They are characterized according to position and size within the uterus. They can occur in the ...

Women living with fibroids in Kenya now have access to a promising new treatment option. High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), is a non-invasive procedure that uses ultrasound waves to heat and ...

Many women still associate fibroids with inevitable surgery, infertility, or cancer, assumptions health experts say are false ...

Fibroids have been linked to a high level of estrogen in women. Some lifestyle changes can help to balance the hormones, causing symptomatic relief and possible reduction in the growth of fibroids in ...

You’ve been dealing with periods that turn your bathroom into what looks like a crime scene, cramps that make you double over in agony, and a belly that makes people ask when you’re due even though ...

IN SHORT: Some social media posts claim that a mixture of Stoney ginger drink and grated onions can shrink fibroids or ovarian cysts. But this is false; there is no evidence that home remedies can ...