Have you ever wondered if the pain you felt in your abdomen was normal? If you live with constant abdominal pain and pressure or excessive menstrual bleeding, you're not alone.

Almost three in four women develop non-cancerous tumors in the uterus called uterine fibroids.

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumors in the female reproductive system. While the majority of uterine fibroids are diagnosed and treated in women between the ages of 35 and 54, fibroids can occur in women as early as their teens.

Being overweight or African-American can increase a woman's risk of having uterine...