There’s no doubt that women’s healthcare has been seriously understudied and underfunded for far too long. Many of us have heard terms like uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts, but few of us — unless ...

Both fibroids and cysts are common in females, especially before menopause. Fibroids are a type of noncancerous tumor that forms in the muscular wall of the uterus. In contrast, ovarian cysts are ...

Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs or pockets in an ovary or on its surface. Women have two ovaries—each about the size and shape of an almond—on each side of the uterus. Eggs (ova), which develop ...

Raquel Rodriguez shared her health struggle on TikTok to help other women. A Minnesota woman is sharing her health battle on TikTok, she says, in order to raise awareness and encourage women to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman describes her experience with a 20-pound ovarian cyst. (Photo: Getty Images) (Photo: Getty Images) Kenya Smith thought her ...

"Other than endometriosis, other benign gynecologic conditions do not appear to increase ovarian cancer risk, such as fibroids, ovarian cysts, and pelvic inflammatory disease." --Robert DeBernardo, MD ...

Q: I’m 35, and I recently saw my doctor because of increased cramping. After examining me, she did an ultrasound and found I have an ovarian cyst. Does this mean I’m at risk for ovarian cancer? Do I ...

Endometriosis, ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids and female orgasmic disorder now can be treated with medical cannabis in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health added the medical conditions ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Black women are two to three times more ...