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ER Visits, Heavy Bleeding, Painful Sex, Surgeries and Fertility Issues

Erica L. Taylor, a Dallas filmmaker, shares the story of the harrowing incidents that led to her eventual diagnosis with uterine fibroids.
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An Ob-Gyn Talks Uterine Fibroids

Based at Ochsner Medical Center in Kenner, Louisiana, Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD, MS, cares for many patients with uterine fibroids.
Lorraine Abudeye

Don’t Let a Doctor Tell You “It’s Just Your Hormones”

In the search for solutions to her uterine fibroids symptoms, New Jerseyan Lorraine Abudeye has learned to question what care providers say.
Stephanie Francis

I Thought Bleeding for Two Weeks Straight Was Normal—It Wasn’t

After being rushed to the hospital with severe blood loss, I learned I had uterine fibroids. The problem ran in my family. I got treatment.

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COVID-19 caused many people to experience post-traumatic stress disorder. But a novel form of yoga provided an effective way to respond.
Nkem Osian

I Thought My Heavy Bleeding Was Normal—Until It Almost Killed Me

My fibroids caused severe anemia, and I needed a blood transfusion. But I’ve learned to manage the condition and advocate for care I need.

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