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The Procedure Helping Women Stop Normalizing Their Discomfort
One in five of women in the United States will develop a non-cancerous tumor in their uterus by the time they reach 50, known as uterine fibroids. Fibroids can cause a range of uncomfortable symptoms, including heavy menstrual periods, cramping, gas, infertility, pain during sex, fatigue, abdominal pressure and/or trouble urinating.
While not all fibroids cause symptoms or require treatment, they are the most common cause of hysterectomy surgery, accounting for as many as half of the 600,000 hysterectomies performed in the United States each year.
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