{"id":15223032,"date":"2026-07-23T22:15:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T02:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/why-uterine-fibroids-are-so-common-yet-misunderstood\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T22:33:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T02:33:43","slug":"why-uterine-fibroids-are-so-common-yet-misunderstood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/why-uterine-fibroids-are-so-common-yet-misunderstood\/","title":{"rendered":"Why uterine fibroids are so common yet misunderstood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cascadepbs.org\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/3942c8ca-6d42-4a65-900f-295dd043cf19.JPG\" alt=\"Why uterine fibroids are so common yet misunderstood\"><\/p>\n<p>For millions of women, uterine fibroids not only cause painful symptoms, but the diagnosis can bring more questions than answers. Even though most women will develop them, misconceptions remain about who gets them and how they should be treated. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores fibroids and treatment with Dr. Soyini Hawkins and Sateria Venable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cascadepbs.org\/show\/horizons\/episode\/why-uterine-fibroids-are-so-common-yet-misunderstood-vlbdp1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Seattle \u2013 rss.app \u2192 manual entry<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why uterine fibroids remain misunderstood despite affecting most 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