You dread the monthly visit. It’s painful, messy, and leaves you feeling drained. No, we’re not talking about when your mother-in-law comes. Especially for those with uterine fibroids, it’s the monthly visit of your…

Ugh, blah, blech. It’s that week of the month when you wish you could disappear off the face of the planet and not have to interact with anyone… including yourself. Getting your period is no fun – especially if you h…

It’s a situation too many women have experienced. You go to a general practitioner or a gynecologist with complaints of heavy menstrual bleeding, abdominal pain or pelvic pressure. You get pushed off with s…

Your daughter is growing up. It fills you with joy and pride sometimes… and with stress at other times. Adolescence is a hard time to navigate safely. Your daughter is independent enough to make decisions and take a…

Your period shouldn’t be a life-changing event. That term should be reserved for getting accepted to university, choosing a career path, marriage… but not your period. But all too often, for women with heavy men…

Did you know that 42% of women feel they are not treated with dignity and respect by healthcare professionals? Many women are disappointed with the lack of information they’ve received about their complaints r…

For many women, the stage of life when they are trying to conceive is a happy and exciting time. They pour over “what to expect when expecting” kinds of articles, chart ovulation, and window shop for adorable bab…

It’s pretty safe to say that most women don’t love getting their period. It’s messy, it’s often uncomfortable, it requires spending money on products you throw out after a few hours of use… not much fun. For some…

When it comes down to it, the first and foremost advocate for your health must be you. As women, we often get bogged down with multiple responsibilities, either self-inflicted or imposed, and end up neglecting our…

In today’s screen-based world, there are plenty of places a girl could hear about getting her period, aside from her mother. The internet is rife with information. Her school might bring in a nurse or other p…

Uterine fibroids don’t just impact you as an individual; they can also impact your intimate relationships. Heavy bleeding, longer periods, the feeling of weakness and discomfort – all of these uterine fibroid sym…

Sometimes uterine fibroids are a minor inconvenience. A heavy period. Some stomach pain here and there.
But sometimes fibroids can interfere with the enjoyment of and the ability to handle everyday life and…

Spring is on its way! The weather is getting warmer and sunnier. It’s time to get out and get active. It’s almost time to stop wearing your jacket, and then all those sweaters and extra layers…
EXCEPT.
Except if yo…

How to Take Control
Sometimes it feels like your uterine fibroids control your life.
They control what clothing you wear (to cover up your bloated stomach or avoid leaks from heavy periods); they control what you do…

Uterine fibroids can often – embarrassingly – make you look and feel like you’re pregnant. The bloated stomach, the need to go to the bathroom every five minutes, the constipation… ugh.
But if you want to be pregnan…