#Fibroids

Christopher Hammond

Finally read #FEMMEtrial. Is 8 point QoL difference clinically meaningful? So similar (good) outcomes for UFE and Myomectomy. Menses scores same so ?small myo benefit driven by bulk Sx (would

Naija OB/GYN Doctor

FIBROIDS July is Fibroid Awareness Month Few factsThey are abnormal growths of the muscles of the wombThe exact cause is unknownThey are not cancers They are common, in 50-70% of women

July is Fibroid Awareness Month, which I guess makes it time a good time to get mine taken out. Invasive surgery in a pandemic isn’t my idea of a sweet

I have been working on something that's so so dear to my heart. Through my own experience with fibroids, I was convicted to share my story hoping to help a

Nearly every Black woman I know has fibroids, and nearly all of their doctors have told them it’s nothing to worry about. That’s a lie. You should be concerned, monitoring

Torie Jean 💛

TorieJeanWrites

A thread on #endometriosis:I have spent the last six months rewriting my RomCom to include a heroine like me--an MC with Endo - uterine fibroids. Tomorrow, as a person living

10 yrs ago this week I finally had the fibroid surgery I’d put off for 2 yrs. It took my life becoming damn near unmanageable for one week a month

🕷MilkChocolateMAKisAmbitious💛🐝

For somebody thats “not Black” she sure champions and leads on Black issues with legislation and advocacyHere’s just a few examples (THREAD)https://twitter.com/charriselane/status/1293341541470273538 In 2017 Harris used her platform t

Hey ladies, especially black women, I know we already know this but I’d like to reiterate that it is KEY to take your health into your hands and advocate for

Assata's Burner Account

Hello, I’d like to talk about tear gas real quickhttps://twitter.com/david_schuman/status/1381783534256406534 If you are a person with uterus, and you observe drastic changes in your menstrual cycle, please seek a medical

Luis R. Hoyos, MD, FACOG

On Non-COVID news. I would like to share my most recent publication "Measures of Patient Dissatisfaction with Health Care in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Retrospective Analysis" freely available on http://dlvr.it/RVB2kl @jmirpub

TMI, but possibly interesting/useful: I am due to get my breasts redone. Implants don't last forever & I had mine done in 09. You're supposed to have them done every

Victoria Brownworth

THREAD Friday morning a man told me to stop talking about my illness. He said it was "attention seeking." So I've started to write a column about this, because

Someone, Somewhere

#FAMTaughtMe that the intestinal microbiome affects estrogen. It is the method through which we excrete estrogen. Estrogen is made during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle in the ovaries.It

Dr Chioma Nwakanma

Dear women,Away from #COVID19 a bit, let’s talk about FIBROIDS and PREGNANCY.Q: How long should a woman wait before sex and pregnancy after a myomectomy (Fibroid surgery)?A: Sex: You need

Daniel Summers, MD

This is absolutely a real medical problem, which I learned about from the book of medical information I read for a class in my school where I learned medicine, and