Lupita Nyong'o opened up about her fibroid diagnosis on the 'Today' show, revealing she now has over 50 growths.

SHREVEPORT, La. - It's the most common tumor that plague women, they’re called uterine fibroids. They’re typically benign or non-cancerous, but in some rare cases they can become cancerous. Many women ...

When Nyong’o asked her gynecologist and surgeon about what causes fibroids, they said, “We’re not really sure,” Nyong’o ...

No one wants a uterine fibroids diagnosis, but that doesn’t change the fact that they’re incredibly common. Up to 80 percent of people with a uterus will deal with fibroids in their lifetime, ...

Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, a board-certified OB/GYN, explains to PEOPLE what fibroids are and how likely it is for the condition to go undetected Sheila Baylis is the former editor for PEOPLE's health ...

However, because she was living in the U.S. and had no health insurance, she had not opted for surgical treatment at that time. She told clinicians that at around that point in time, she developed ...

Their goal, according to Segars, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of the Division of Women's Health Research at Johns Hopkins, was to help guide clinicians and patients in making ...

When seeking care for fibroids, if you feel your concerns aren't being heard self-advocacy is necessary to receive the treatment you deserv. When Tanika Gray Valbrun began seeking care for uterine ...

July marks Fibroid Awareness Month. Fibroids likely affect you or someone you know because 80% of all women have this condition — marked by non-cancerous growths of the uterus. I am one of those women ...

Dr. Sanchita Yadalla, a board certified OGYBN with MCH holds a model of a female uterus to demonstrate the new techniques which can be used for surgery. (B Kay Richter/Odessa American) Although they ...

Earlier this week, Sharon Stone revealed she recently received a misdiagnosis that turned out to be a "large fibroid tumor" causing her severe pain. Fibroids are a painful condition where noncancerous ...