Whenever you go to the doctor, they ask you if you have a history of smoking, but vaping e-cigarettes aren’t really the same thing, right? Wrong. With various flavors, vaping doesn’t seem as harmful as typical tobacco products; however, this is not always the case. We’ve all seen the anti-vape and tobacco commercials warning about…
Read MoreYou’ve just had a baby and you’re frantically searching for answers about how your fibroids will change postpartum. Everyone knows the feeling of trying to find the right article that will put your worries and stress at ease. Thankfully, at the Fibroid Fighters Foundation, we’ve got your back. Whether you’re currently pregnant or have already…
Read MoreIt’s that time of the month again, your period cramps have been acting up when you’re at an important meeting at work, exercising at the gym, and going out to dinner with friends. Thankfully, as soon as you pop an Ibuprofen…or two…or three, you feel better and are able to do the things you love.…
Read MoreFibroid Fighters’ Ambassador, Erica L. Taylor interviewed Congresswoman Robin Kelly from Illinois 2nd congressional district and our Founder, Dr. Yan Katsnelson as part of the Break the Silence, Break the Behavior Video Series, which is striving to bring national awareness to the uterine fibroid epidemic and lack of treatment options. Congresswoman Kelly is one of…
Read MoreYou’ve been experiencing extremely heavy periods, discomfort when inserting a tampon, and pain during sex so you make an appointment with your doctor to find out what could be the issue. After an exam, your doctor prescribes an ultrasound to see if cervical fibroids could be causing your discomfort. The ultrasound concludes that you have…
Read MoreFor the last few months you’ve noticed you’re making more trips to the restroom and have been experiencing constipation more than usual. Even when you try to eat healthy foods, your digestion just feels…”off”. To make matters worse, nothing in your closet fits anymore, like your favorite pair of jeans, because your belly is getting…
Read MoreEven though around 30% of all women will get fibroids by the age of 35 and 70% to 80% of women will have fibroids by the age of 50, uterine fibroid research gets very little funding in the United States. The NIH only began including women’s health research funding in 1993, before the National Institutes…
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