Fibroids could hinder you from conceiving January 13, 2021 Written by Arthur Matsiko While I was checking through records at my workplace, I stumbled across the topic of fibroids. I read through many cases, but one stood out. This woman, whose identity I must protect, visited our fertility hospital a few years ago. Her story is intriguing because she came when her abdomen was so big that she and her colleagues thought she was pregnant. Truth to the matter she was not. She remained confused because there were no signs of pregnancy. When I interacted with the doctor who treated her, he said a fibroid that weighed about five kilograms was removed from her uterus. Startling as this sounds, fibroids are an increasing health issue affecting mostly black women.