Do you know the overwhelming majority of American ladies will in all probability get uterine fibroids by age 50? However regardless of being widespread, there’s not loads of discuss fibroids within the nationwide dialog on ladies’s well being.
Ladies making an attempt to grasp their fibroid analysis and therapy and administration choices usually get incorrect data, which contributes to stigma about fibroids and might maintain individuals who have them from reaching out for assist.
That is why we’re excited to have joined forces with
The White Dress Project to assist ladies dwelling with fibroids really feel supported and empowered throughout their journey. As a nonprofit group primarily made up of ladies who’ve traveled via fibroid journeys of their very own, The White Costume Undertaking is uniquely positioned to associate with us to teach, empower and assist people who find themselves managing life with fibroids.
Via our collective work, we have developed sources as an example life with fibroids, educate the neighborhood, encourage self-advocacy and strengthen the patient-healthcare supplier relationship and interplay.
We invite you to discover our inspiring and academic content material beneath.
This useful resource has been created with assist from Myovant Sciences and Pfizer.
Fibroids Useful resource Checklist
Fibroids are irregular growths that develop in or on a lady’s uterus. In some circumstances, no indicators or signs are current, but when the tumors grow to be extraordinarily enlarged, ladies can expertise extreme belly ache and heavy intervals. Though the reason for fibroids continues to be unknown, as much as 80% of ladies expertise fibroids by the age of fifty and African American ladies undergo from fibroids 2 to three instances greater than white ladies at a youthful age and infrequently extra severely. For extra data on fibroids, contact your healthcare supplier and go to the sources offered beneath.
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