Popular Nollywood actress, Ini Dima-Okojie, has recalled how she was “heartbroken” when she discovered her fibroids returned after undergoing surgery to remove them in 2020.
Fibroids are non-cancerous yet abnormal growths that can develop in a woman’s uterus during her childbearing years.
Dima-Okojie was first diagnosed with fibroids in 2017 and underwent surgery in November 2020.
The film star said she publicly discussed her experience to encourage others battling the condition.
Last week, Dima-Okojie revealed that the fibroids have returned three years after she had surgeries to remove them.
She disclosed that she is not in a rush to undergo another surgery and wants to take a holistic approach toward shrinking the fibroids.
The actress also announced her intention to fund screenings for 20 women.
In a recent interview on Arise TV, the 34-year-old actress said the symptoms she is experiencing were unlike the first time she discovered she had fibroids, adding that “I thought it was just hormonal imbalance”.
In Ini Dima-Okojie’s words:
