US EditionLupita Nyong’o Advocates for Uterine Health Legislation After Revealing Fibroids Diagnosis
MARYLAND, UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – The bipartisan bill aims to improve early detection and treatment for uterine fibroids, which affect nearly 80% of women, with funding for state screening programs and awareness efforts.
- Oscar-Winning actress Lupita Nyong'o revealed her diagnosis of 30 uterine fibroids in 2014 and is now advocating for uterine health legislation on Capitol Hill.
- After years of silent suffering, Nyong'o joined a coalition introducing a package of bills in July 2025 aimed at expanding research funding and increasing awareness of uterine fibroids.
- Uterine fibroids, non-cancerous growths common in African American women, can cause severe symptoms such as heavy bleeding, pain, and fertility problems, affecting an estimated two-thirds of women.
- Nyong'o announced the FWH x Lupita Nyong'o Uterine Fibroid Grant to fund research and called for early education, improved screening, robust prevention, and less invasive treatments, saying, "We deserve better."
- The legislative package, supported across party lines, represents a significant step to address long-neglected uterine health issues and aims to dismantle the normalization of female pain.
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Actress Lupita Nyong’o joins lawmakers to advocate for uterine fibroid research
WASHINGTON, D. C. - It’s been more than two decades since former U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Cleveland first sought legislation to fund research on uterine fibroids. On Tuesday, her successors in Congress joined uterine health advocates to make clear that they’re done waiting.
Lupita Nyong'o Opens Up About Her Painful, Chronic Uterine Fibroids Battle
The actress revealed she'd felt "dismissed" and "alone" while speaking out about the debilitating condition.Getty Images Lupita Nyong'o at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscars Party on March 2The GistLupita Nyong'o broke her silence on her decade-long health issues for the first time in a candid post shared on Tuesday, July 15.The 12 Years a Slave actress revealed that she was battling painful uterine fibroids, and had to get surgery to remove 30 of the …
Oscarized actress revealed on Instagram that she suffers from this chronic gynaecological disorder, which can affect up to 8 out of 10 women in their lifetime.
Lupita Nyong’o (Mexico City, 42 years old) rose on March 2, 2014 with the Oscar to best cast actress for her debut role in the movie 12 years of slavery. That year consolidated her professional career in Hollywood, however, personally, the interpreter did not live her best time: she discovered that she had uterine myoma — also called uterine fibroma — and that she had to undergo surgery to remove 30 fibroids. The actress, on the occasion of the …
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