In general, a woman's menstrual cycle is 28 days long, and the average woman loses about 2-3 tablespoons of blood during her period, but each woman is different and your period may be lighter or ...

Two health experts have issued an important message to anyone whose period is ‘pouring out like water’ as you might need to ...

HB 327 would reestablish and clarify requirements for Florida’s existing database for uterine fibroids, the most common ...

Fibroids that distort the uterine cavity are typically managed surgically by resecting the myoma. Intramural fibroids can also be surgically managed (myomectomy, hysterectomy), or alternatively, ...

Let’s be honest: Periods, in general, aren’t exactly comfortable. If you’re one of the 10 million Americans who deal with heavy bleeding during your period, then you have all the more reason to ...

Although the most common symptom of uterine fibroids is heavy menstrual bleeding, irregular patterns of bleeding that cumulatively may be considered heavy bleeding can also occur. Women with uterine ...

Cramping and changes in menstrual cycles are common. But severe pain and bleeding that disrupt daily life are not. Here’s how ...

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 ...

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 ...

Although up to 80 percent of women experience uterine fibroids by age 50, my journey to finding proper care felt like a traumatic solo trip with no map, no guide, and no clear destination. Painful ...

My mom was diagnosed with fibroids in her 20s. Back then, she was an immigrant from Uganda with no money and no insurance. At the time, she didn’t have kids but wanted to have them one day. So, she ...

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