Fibroids

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Linsey Davis, fibroids, hysterectomy, Black maternal health, Black reproductive health, Black women's health, theGrio.com
August 12, 2025
Linsey Davis shares her complex journey with fibroids and the decision that led her to get a hysterectomy to spread…
Lupita Nyong'o fibroids, Lupita Nyong'o fibroid awareness, uterine fibroids, fobroid awareness month, Black women fibroids, FWH x Lupita Nyong’o Uterine Fibroid Research Grant theGrio.com
July 15, 2025
In March 2014, the same year Lupita Nyong'o won an Academy Award, the actress discovered she had 30 uterine fibroids.
July 26, 2023
Dr. Thomasena Ellison, associate director of gynecology at Maimonides Medical Center in New York addressed misconceptions about fibroids.
February 23, 2022
As 80% of Black women will experience fibroids in their lifetime, an over-the-counter contraceptive may offer much-needed relief.
September 26, 2021
MSNBC's Tiffany Cross shared a personal story with "The Cross Connection" viewers Saturday in hopes of helping women dealing with…
Deborah Joy Winans thegrio.com
August 10, 2021
In a revealing interview, Deborah Joy Winans announced her pregnancy and detailed her battle with fibroids.
March 25, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Research conducted within the Black Women's Health Study at Boston University School of Public Health recently found…
May 4, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Severely painful menstrual periods are often misdiagnosed in African-American women...