Uterine fibroids, though usually non-cancerous, have a profound impact on a your body. They can cause pelvic pain, heavy menstrual bleeding, and weight gain in the abdomen. For many people, noticing ...

Earlier this week, Sharon Stone revealed she recently received a misdiagnosis that turned out to be a "large fibroid tumor" causing her severe pain. Fibroids are a painful condition where noncancerous ...

Often undiagnosed, only about one-third of fibroids are large enough to be detected during a physical examination ...

Uterine fibroids, also known as leiomyomas, are the most common benign (noncancerous) tumors made of smooth muscle and connective tissue that develop in the myometrium layer of the uterus. They are ...

Share on Pinterest Fibroids were linked to 81% higher heart disease risk in a new study. Image credit: Maskot/ Researchers affiliated with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of ...

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 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 ...

Lupita Nyong’o is getting candid about her health. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. After spending more than a decade admittedly "suffering in silence," the Oscar winner opened up about ...

A chemical called DEHP can trigger a chain reaction that causes uterine fibroids, a new paper finds. DEHP is used to make plastic flexible in many products, such as shower curtains and food packaging.

Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, a board-certified OB/GYN, explains to PEOPLE what fibroids are and how likely it is for the condition to go undetected Sheila Baylis is the former editor for PEOPLE's health ...

Dr. Seibel describes uterine fibroids as a swirl of smooth muscle that are located within the muscle fiber of the uterus. “In other words, the uterus is a muscle, and if you think of it analogously, ...