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 ...

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 ...

Dr. Sanchita Yadalla, a board certified OGYBN with MCH holds a model of a female uterus to demonstrate the new techniques which can be used for surgery. (B Kay Richter/Odessa American) Although they ...

Uterine fibroids can cause a lot of discomfort and heavy menstrual bleeding. Surgically removing the uterus used to be the only option, but now there are newer, less invasive options. A new study ...

CARMEL, Ind. (WISH) — Ascension St. Vincent Carmel is the first hospital in the state to offer fibroid removal without cutting the skin. The procedure uses a radio frequency to reduce the growth of ...

Since high school, Shauna McDonald has had heavy, painful periods. She was diagnosed with uterine fibroids, and over the years, she’s undergone six surgeries to remove them. Between surgeries, she ...

A-List Actress Prioritizes Health After Removal of 30 Uterine Fibroids originally appeared on Parade. Lupita Nyong’O is making big moves while advocating for Fibroid Awareness Month, nearly ten years ...

In a rare clinical success, surgeons at a Hyderabad hospital have removed 11 large uterine fibroids-weighing a total of 2.7 kilograms-from a 26-year-old woman. Doctors have successfully removed a 2.75 ...

There's no way to guarantee that a surgical technique used to grind up uterine growths and remove them through tiny incisions won't increase the risk of spreading cancer to other parts of a woman's ...

Uterine fibroids cause symptoms like painful periods, pelvic pain, and uncomfortable intercourse. You may be more at risk of fibroids if you have a family history of the condition or are obese.

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 ...