July Is Fibroid Awareness Month in Texas
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Join the Barbara Jordan Leadership Institute and community partners for a series of Self-Care Forums across the state to learn more about this common condition affecting up to 80% of women.
Why Uterine Fibroid Awareness Month?
Uterine Fibroids Are Common But Complicated
Uterine fibroids are non-cancerous growths of the uterus. Fibroids affect up to 80% of all women 35 to 54 but disproportionately impacts women of color. And despite being so common, complications from uterine fibroids can lead to outcomes from pain and heavy menstrual bleeding to increased risk of miscarriages and infertility.
There is still much more for both the public and the medical community to learn about uterine fibroids. Fibroids are related to a host of complicated health outcomes, including infertility and maternal mortality. This costs our healthcare system an estimated $9.4 billion annually.
Many women with uterine fibroids go undiagnosed due to a lack of awareness about the symptoms and effects. This is especially harmful to Black women, who experience worse health outcomes in general and are in the midst of an ongoing maternal health crisis. Additional funding for research and public education related to uterine fibroids is critical to protecting the health of our communities.
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Join Us for Uterine Fibroid Awareness Month Events
To support Fibroid Awareness Month in Texas, join leaders across the state for a series of Self-Care Forums. We’re bringing together health professionals and health advocates across the state in multiple cities for focused education, awareness, health professionals, screening options and more.
Contact us for more information on how to support this important series of events.
7.6.2024
Pineywoods
7.20.2024
Beaumont
7.13.2024
Fort Worth
7.20.2024
Houston
7.27.2024
Dallas
What are uterine fibroids?
Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths of the uterus. They affect approximately 70-80% of all women between 35 and 54. Complications from fibroids may cause very serious health outcomes, including miscarriages and infertility. Though many women with fibroids experience no symptoms, common symptoms to watch for include:
- Heavy bleeding (which can be heavy enough to cause anemia) or painful periods
- Feeling of fullness in the pelvic area (lower stomach area)
- Enlargement of the lower abdomen
- Frequent urination
- Pain during sex
- Lower back pain
- Complications during pregnancy and labor, including a six-time greater risk of cesarean section
- Reproductive problems, such as infertility, which is very rare
Who is affected by uterine fibroids?
Uterine fibroids affect an estimated 26 million women in the United States between the ages of 15 and 50. Black women are especially impacted, developing uterine fibroids earlier, and suffering larger and a greater number of fibroids. Further, Black women are three times more likely, and Hispanic women are two times more likely than white women to be hospitalized for uterine fibroids. Uterine fibroids are the leading cause for hysterectomy for all women.
We Need Your Help!
This July, join us in multiple cities statewide as we raise awareness about uterine fibroids and protect women’s health in our communities.
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