Gynaecologist and Obstetrician Specialist Dr. Promise Sefogah has highlighted key risk factors associated with fibroids in women.

Uterine fibroids remain one of the most widespread yet under-discussed women’s health issues in America today. These benign growths develop in the uterine wall during reproductive years and affect up ...

Up to 80% of women develop fibroids by the age of 50. Fibroids are non-cancerous smooth muscle tumors. They are characterized according to position and size within the uterus. They can occur in the ...

You’ve been dealing with periods that turn your bathroom into what looks like a crime scene, cramps that make you double over in agony, and a belly that makes people ask when you’re due even though ...

Submucosal fibroids are benign tumors that can cause heavy menstrual bleeding. Hormonal fluctuations and family history can increase the chance of having fibroids. People with severe vaginal bleeding ...

"Fibroids are benign growths in, within or on the uterine walls that develop during a woman's child bearing age," says Dr Evelyn Muthoka, an obstetrician and gynecologist. She says that there is no ...

A lot of women go through uterine fibroids in their reproductive years, that though benign, can cause issues such as pain, irregular menstruation, and irregular periods. However, new research now says ...

Historically treated as simply “bad periods,” uterine fibroids impact 80 percent of Black women, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), but what happens after treatment of fibroids is ...

Fibroids have been linked to a high level of estrogen in women. Some lifestyle changes can help to balance the hormones, causing symptomatic relief and possible reduction in the growth of fibroids in ...

Women living with fibroids in Kenya now have access to a promising new treatment option. High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), is a non-invasive procedure that uses ultrasound waves to heat and ...

HOLX's GYN Surgical unit, boosted by MyoSure, Fluent and Gynesonics, drives 10.2% revenue growth and is likely to lift ...