'No more suffering in silence': Lupita Nyong'o breaks silence on suffering from uterine fibroids
Fibroids vary in size and can cause heavy menstrual bleeding, prolonged periods and pain. They can be removed but are most likely to grow back.
Nyong'o took to Instagram to share her story.
'In March 2014 I won an Academy Award. That same year I discovered I had uterine fibroids,' she said.
'Thirty fibroids. I had surgery to remove them. I asked my doctor if I could do anything to prevent them recurring. She said, 'You can't. It's only a matter of time until they grow again'.'
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