Renowned fertility expert, Dr. Abayomi Ajayi, has said that virginity does not protect a woman from being affected with fibroids. Speaking on fibroids, the doctor pointed out that being a virgin does not stop a woman from being diagnosed with fibroids. He, however, stated that the older a woman gets before she has a baby, the more prone she becomes to having fibroids. According to the doctor, fibroid is a “natural lifetime risk”, as the condition has nothing to do with a woman’s sexual activity or what she takes in or not. “There are many options when it comes to management and the things that we look out for are the symptoms, the size of the fibroid, the location of the fibroid and the woman’s fertility aspirations.

Source: Punch July 15, 2021 12:45 UTC