Nigerian media persona, Toke Makinwa has revealed that she has undergone surgical procedure to take away 13 fibroids from her physique.
Makinwa defined that she had at all times recognized one thing was flawed as a result of she had a really massive stomach, irregular intervals and a bulge when she lay down.
She stated fibroids affected nearly all of ladies in her household and a few needed to have their uterus eliminated.
Makinwa made the revelation following the discharge of Stephanie Coker's documentary titled 'The place the Heck is My Interval'.
She stated, “I’ve not had PCOS, however I’ve had fibroids. Simply from watching the documentary, there are a lot of similarities between the signs and bloating.
“I bear in mind once I began on this business and also you needed to host reveals. I bear in mind having to put on two waist cinchers or three waist cinchers as a result of I used to be so small, however I had a stomach and other people at all times requested when you have been pregnant.
“I used to be uninterested in folks asking, 'Are you pregnant?' and you know the way there can be photos on purple carpets and it'll be in all places and everybody can be speaking about the truth that “oh my god, is she pregnant, or what did she eat?
'I've had cousins who needed to have their uterus eliminated. It's very scary. It's one of the crucial worrying issues. I believe one of many worst issues about it’s extreme bleeding.
“I imply, I haven't bled for 100 and a few days, however I do know you simply bought your interval whenever you weren't anticipating it. I do know you're sitting someplace and also you rise up and somebody has to come back near you and say, 'Oh, your interval.
“I'm glad Stephanie Coker made this documentary as a result of ladies can come collectively and speak about it. It does quite a bit to your vanity. You're simply nervous on a regular basis. Nervousness ranges are excessive. Lastly, once I had surgical procedure, 13 fibroids have been faraway from me. Little me, 13.”
