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 ...

Uterine fibroids are growths made of muscle and tissue that form in or on the wall of your uterus. These tumors are almost always noncancerous and represent the most common type of growth in women.

Fibroids have plagued our community for far too long. According to a recent study, 40% to 80% of women are most likely to develop fibroids by the time they reach 50 years old, with Black women three ...