Drawing new investigators into the field of uterine fibroids research is a vital goal. Thus, the Fibroid Foundation’s first major program is to fund a New Investigator Award. This funding will allow a junior investigator [...click title for full article...]

Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio and Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland have sponsored this important bill and they need support to have additional co-sponsors of the legislation and to advocate for passage of the [...click title for full article...]

We all know that excess weight is bad for your heart but did you know being overweight may also increase your risk for fibroids? Recently, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital reported that women [...click title for full article...]

Using data from a Washington DC study including 734 black and 455 white women, researchers discovered that exercise reduces the risk of fibroids. Women who exercised seven or more hours per week were 40% [...click title for full article...]