Dionne is the executive director of the Camarillo-based National Uterine Fibroids Foundation. But more important, she is a woman who dealt with a serious case of uterine fibroids and learned a great deal in the process.
Fibroids can cause severe pain, heavy bleeding and abdominal swelling, among other symptoms.
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