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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.
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.
Most doctors decide how to manage this condition by considering the severity of symptoms and their effects on a woman’s quality of life.
After living with the pain of fibroids for 17 years, treating them was the best gift I could give myself.
Second of a two-part series about incarceration and health
The FDA approved Oriahnn capsules for the management of heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids in premenopausal women.
One doctor offers a suggestion to people who are still confused about whether baby powder causes ovarian cancer.
Book a doctor’s visit ASAP to get checked for endometriosis.
Although she’s one of 100 million American adults who lives with several chronic illnesses, Janice Freeman doesn’t place limits on herself...
New findings add to evidence that this localized form of estrogen doesn’t pose the same threat as oral estrogen.
What’s more, Black women are more than twice as likely to die from the condition than their white counterparts.
Incarceration does more than force female prisoners to serve time behind bars. It also damages their physical health and mental well-being.
Supermodel Beverly Johnson had a hysterectomy to eliminate uterine fibroids. Now a health activist, she is informing other women.
Menorrhagia—abnormal heavy menstrual bleeding—affects about 10 million American women yearly. Here’s what to do about it.
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