/r/Fibroids/

r/Fibroids

26k members
r/Fibroids is a subreddit with 26k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses fibroids, myomectomy, surgery, recovery, and hysterectomy, and they frequently recommend/review underwear, surgeon recommendations, and period panties.
Welcome to the sub for anyone suffering with fibroids. This is a safe and supportive space for anyone who needs it. Spam, sales and herbal cures will not be allowed in this sub - we take this very seriously! Images can be shared, the sub will automatically tag them as NSFW so they will be blurred out until clicked on UNLESS YOU HAVE THIS TURNED OFF IN YOUR SETTINGS.

Popular Themes in r/Fibroids

#1
Advice Requests
: "I thought my constant need to pee was a bladder issue, but it turns out my fibroid might be pressing on everything. Did anyone else have urinary symptoms before getting diagnosed?"
18 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "UPDATE: had my myomectomy less than 24 hours ago. i’m devastated."
11 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Successful Giant Fibroid Myomectomy!"
3 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Surgery was a waste of $27,000"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "Recruiting Women With Heavy Periods for UCSD Research Study (Compensation Provided)"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/Fibroids

#1

Fibroids

: "13 Fibroids later.."
189 posts
#2

Myomectomy

: "One year post Myomectomy"
136 posts
#3

Surgery

: "Before and after Surgery tummy"
124 posts
#4

Recovery

: "Finally had my open myomectomy, recovering alone."
40 posts
#5

Hysterectomy

: "My myomectomy ended up in a Hysterectomy."
38 posts
#6

Pregnancy

: "Pregnancy after myomectomy experience"
35 posts
#7

Pain

: "Has anyone had fibroids that caused Pain during sex? It's been really hard to talk about, and I feel so alone in this."
27 posts
#8

Post Op

: "Vertical Incision Post Open Myo"
26 posts
#9

Fibroid

: "Ever since I had my Fibroids removed I stopped craving sushi."
23 posts
#10

Struggling

14 posts

Products Discussed in r/Fibroids

Underwear

2 reviews
#1
Frida Mom
5.0 from 1 review
#2
Frida
5.0 from 1 review
#1
UCSF
5.0 from 2 reviews
#1
BamBody
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/Fibroids

#1
Advice needed
: "Pregnancy after myomectomy experience"
31 posts
#2
My story
: "One year post myomectomy"
23 posts
#3
Success story
: "Bye bye suckers!"
11 posts
#4
Vent/rant
: "After so much I’m done TTC and hubby didn’t take it well"
10 posts
#5
Progress!
: "Finally got them out"
3 posts

Member Growth in r/Fibroids

Yearly
+8k members(44.3%)

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Last updated: June 24, 2026