15 Minutes With: Sateria Venable Talks Fibroids, Fertility and Fighting for a Cure

Painful periods. Flood-like flows. Uterine growths the size of a melon. We know this sounds like a bad premenstrual dream, but these are just a few of the life-altering symptoms associated with uterine fibroids. Sateria Venable knows firsthand how disruptive fibroids can be. Before she was founder and CEO of The Fibroid Foundation, Venable was on her third surgery to remove fibroids that kept coming back. She also had a hard time finding healthcare providers who specialized in treating fibroids or anyone who would talk to her about fertility-sparing treatments. She was only 26.Venable felt com