Early detection, combined with lifestyle interventions and timely medical management, is crucial for improving health, preserving fertility, and enhancing well-being.

Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Any bleeding after menopause is abnormal, and a doctor should always check it.Vaginal atrophy is the most common cause of postmenopausal bleeding, which is often ...

Entering menopause isn't exactly fun. Hormonal shifts cause a number of uncomfortable symptoms as your body adjusts to this next phase of life. Hot flashes, mood changes and vaginal dryness are common ...

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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 ...

A hysterectomy is a major procedure — and sometimes even a lifesaving one — but despite the frequency in which hysterectomies are performed in the United States, many myths abound. A hysterectomy, the ...

Roman physicians recognized as early as 200 AD that women often have benign tumors in the walls of their uterus. Today, experts estimate that by age 50, some 70 percent of white women and more than 80 ...

Lupita Nyong’o is opening up about her more-than-decade-long battle with uterine fibroids. In honor of Fibroid Awareness Month, the 42-year-old Black Panther actress detailed her own personal struggle ...

Menopause is no joke. It’s inevitable in a woman’s life. Yet still, we’re not talking about it nearly enough. As I approach the age of 50, it’s a topic I’ve taken particular interest in. I’ve had ...

I didn't know I had uterine fibroids until I got pregnant for the first time. My three fibroids didn't interfere with my pregnancies, but they continued to grow significantly after. I'm getting a ...