More than 50 per cent of women struggle with fibroids silently

Dr Naushad Karim, fibroid treatment specialist and Rhoda Wanjiru, a fibroid patient at Spice FM on Friday July 10. [Screengrab]

Fibroids remains one of the most common health conditions affecting women, yet many continue to suffer in silence due to delayed diagnosis, limited awareness and misconceptions surrounding treatment.

According to statistics, between 20 to 50 per cent of women in the reproductive age are living with fibroids, while up to 70 to 80 per cent will develop them by the age of 50.

Speaking on Spice FM on Friday, Dr Naushad Karim, a fibroid treatment specialist at Aga Khan University Hospital, described fibroids as benign growths that develop from the muscles of the uterus.

"Fibroids are not cancer. They are benign tumours that grow from the muscles of the uterus," he explained.