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The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams, who is now 45 years old, has revealed that doctors found 21 uterine fibroids in May, including one as large as a cantaloupe, after she initially thought some changes in her body were just related to perimenopause. The diagnosis came while she was considering having another child and eventually led to an emergency partial hysterectomy.
She shared the details during an appearance on CBS Mornings on September 18. According to People, she said she had gone with a friend to a fertility appointment to discuss egg freezing when she decided to have an examination herself. The doctor quickly noticed something unusual during the exam and referred her to a fertility specialist. An MRI performed that same day showed 21 fibroids, including one that had grown to about the size of a cantaloupe.
The diagnosis was especially difficult because Williams had already dealt with fibroids and fertility problems in her late 20s. During a previous pregnancy, one fibroid kept growing until it became larger than the fetus. She said the pregnancy ended in a miscarriage at four months. She later had a myomectomy to remove the fibroids while preserving her uterus and also underwent fibroid embolization.
Williams eventually became pregnant again and welcomed her daughter, Pilar Jhena, in March 2019. The fibroid she had during that pregnancy degenerated, allowing the pregnancy to continue. After later going through a divorce and raising Pilar with the support of family and loved ones, Williams began thinking about expanding her family. She said she had imagined having a son or giving her daughter a younger sister. Instead, the new fibroids forced her to undergo surgery within weeks, and the partial hysterectomy ended her ability to carry another pregnancy.
Looking back, Williams said her body had already been giving her warning signs. Her periods had become unusually long, with her menstrual cycle stretching to about six weeks. She also dealt with migraines, severe fatigue, and mood swings. Since she was 45, she initially believed the changes could be signs of perimenopause and did not realize the fibroids had returned. Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths that can cause heavy or painful periods, pelvic pain, back pain, frequent urination, and other symptoms.
Williams is now sharing her experience to encourage women to pay attention to changes in their bodies and speak up when something feels wrong. “We have to stop diagnosing ourselves,” she said. “There’s so many different things when it comes to a woman that you need to get checked.” She also said discussing her hysterectomy has been more difficult than talking about fibroids because of the stigma surrounding the procedure. By speaking openly about what happened, she hopes other women will feel more comfortable asking their doctors about symptoms instead of assuming they already know the cause.
