She realized that not only was the stigma passed down through her family, but also the fibroids themselves, “It made me think it’s not just me, my mother had this issue. However, Murphy didn’t think much of it, since she was told from an early age that everybody in her family had a bad period. When she was in college at the age of 23, Murphy began to experience abnormal period symptoms that negatively impacted her everyday life. Taylor on our Break the Silence, Break the Behavior YouTube series and speak about her experience with uterine fibroids. We invited renowned Activist, Entertainer, Philanthropist, and CEO of Muganzo Entertainment, Melissa Muganzo Murphy, to join our host Erica L. In fact, 20 percent of women believe that hysterectomy, the partial or full removal of the uterus, is the only treatment option available. Despite how common they are, the lack of awareness and access to reputable information about fibroids is widespread. Uterine fibroids affect between 70 to 80 percent of women before the age of 50. Many women think having painful cramps and heavy menstrual bleeding during their period is normal and when they find out otherwise, they’re shocked. – Fibroid Survivor, Activist, Entertainer, Philanthropist, and CEO Melissa M. “The entire time my body was trying to tell me, ‘hey, something is wrong’, and I had normalized it because generationally, I was told that having bad periods was a right of passage…”
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