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Fibroid Fighters
The Fibroid Fighters Foundation is a public welfare organization created to advance the cause of women’s’ health and the safe and effective treatment of uterine fibroids.
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Understanding Fibroids
Get started by knowing all about fibroid symptoms, risk factors, and treatment options to help you find the best care.
Our Mission
Fibroid Fighters provides support, education, and hope for people living with fibroids. Learn more about us.
Your Health
Keep up with the latest on fibroids and learn more about the resources that can help you stay on top of your own health.
Multi-Facted Approach
Our Mission
By developing a collaborative partnership with fellow patients and physicians, we’re fostering a supportive relationship where informed women have proactive conversations with trusted healthcare providers on a regular basis. As a patient-founded organization, our unique insights layered with a unique mix of virtual and in-person outreach drives exponential change.
Awareness, education, and access to care are all needed to make a tremendous difference in a woman’s quality of life. Together we need to make talking about menstrual health and fertility a part of normal health care.
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Shay Johnson's Story
Actress Shay Johnson was terrified every time she thought of the word "Fibroids." She separated herself from her family and friends while trying to deal with the symptoms herself. She finally was made aware of treatment options that helped her to live a normal life.
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Recent Blog Posts
Fibroids and Breast Cancer Risk
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month and women are reminded about the importance of knowing the risk factors and typical signs of breast cancer. If you suffer from fibroids, you may
PCOS Vs. Fibroids: Similarities and Differences
September is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month. Fibroids and PCOS share similar symptoms which can make it challenging to get a proper diagnosis. If you are having irregular periods,
State Representative Kyra Harris Bolden Receives the Fibroid Fighters’ 2022 Champion Award
Michigan State Representative Kyra Harris Bolden was presented with the 2022 Champion Award by the Fibroid Fighters Foundation at their annual fibroid awareness dinner, “A Night in Purple”, held July
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Recent News
Uterine Fibroids: Can Lifestyle Changes Help
In a chat with Real Health, Melissa Muganzo Murphy, 34, an actress and filmmaker and a supporter of the nonprofit organization Fibroid Fighters Foundation, discusses her experience using alternative methods to relieve the symptoms of fibroids, noncancerous growths that affect between 20% and 80% of women before age 50. “I’m West Indian and Kenyan, so I grew up taking herbs and wasn’t new to the idea that natural products can help to heal the body,”…
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