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Lupita Nyong’o is making fibroids impossible to ignore

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Mar 17, 2026
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Lupita Nyong’o, Autumn Durald Arkapaw and Michelle Pfeiffer

Lupita Nyong’o has been advocating for better awareness and treatment of uterine fibroids for years - but her latest update puts the scale o…

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