Lupita Nyong’o Shares Uterine Fibroids Diagnosis | E! News

Lupita Nyong’o Shares Uterine Fibroids Diagnosis | E! News

Lupita Nyongo is getting candid about her health. After spending more than a decade admittedly suffering in silence, the Oscar winner opened up about her struggles with uterine fibroids, non-cancerous growths that develop in or around the uterus. Lupita began in a July 15th Instagram post. In March 2014, I won an Academy Award. That same year, I discovered I had uterine fibroids, 30 fibroids. I had surgery to remove them. I asked my doctor if I could do anything to prevent them from recurring. She said, “You can’t. It’s only a matter of time until they grow again.” The 42-year-old said she did not realize that the condition affects so many women until she started talking about her experience privately with her inner circle. Lupita shared, “When we reach puberty, we’re taught periods mean pain and that pain is simply part of being a woman. We’re struggling alone with something that affects most of us.” She continued, “We need to stop treating this massive issue like a series of unfortunate coincidences. We must reject the normalization of female pain. That’s why the Black Panther actress said that she’s working with US Congressw women to introduce a package of bills that will expand research funding, increase early detection and interventions for uterine fibroids, study the causes of uterine cancer, and increase public awareness. She wrote, “I envision a future with early education for teenagers, better screening protocols, robust prevention research, and less invasive treatments for uterine fibroids. Let’s study women’s health and prioritize this chronic condition that has never been comprehensively examined. Lupita added, “We deserve better. It’s time to demand it. Silence serves no one. Uterine fibroids can develop in all women of reproductive age. But black women are more likely to have fibroids than are people of other racial groups, according to the Mayo Clinic. While many uterine fibroids don’t have any symptoms, complications can arise and cause heavy and painful periods, pelvis pressure, urination problems, infertility, and pregnancy loss. [Music]

Lupita Nyong’o shared she was diagnosed with uterine fibroids in 2014, the same year she won an Oscar, leading her to undergo surgery to have 30 non-cancerous tumors removed from her body.
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