Tag: FIBROIDS

Woman Dumped Before Wedding Because She Has Uterine Fibroids

Ntokozo Gudu

Medically, Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during childbearing years. Fibroids range in size from seedlings, undetectable by the human eye ,to bulky masses that can distort and enlarge the uterus. By Nthokozo Gudu In extreme cases , multiple fibroids can expand the uterus so much that they reach the rib cage and can add weight. After discovering that she had lumps in her stomach, Sarah Mutesva* had to consult the doctors and find out what was going on in her body. I woke up…

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Infertility: Don’t wait until it’s too late!

Michael Gwarisa

JUNE is World Infertility Awareness Month and there’s no better time to be proactive about your fertility health Parenthood is undeniably one of the most universally desired goals in adulthood, and most people have life plans that include children. However, not all couples who want a pregnancy will achieve one spontaneously and a proportion will need to seek medical treatment to help resolve underlying fertility problems. It’s therefore understandable that infertility has been recognised as a public health issue worldwide by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Infertility is when you…

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