ABC News Anchor Linsey Davis spoke publicly about her years of experience with uterine fibroids for the first time.
The 47-year-old journalist told People In a new interview in which she was diagnosed for the first time – not cancer -like growth that develop in or in the uterus 13 years ago.
“I suffered in silence,” said Davis to The Outlet. “It's not something that I would talk to someone about the gynecologist.”
While her doctor initially called her case as mild, she was told that the disease could make it more difficult to have children.
Davis married her husband Paul Roberts and the couple welcomed her son Ayden in 2014.
During their pregnancy, the doctors found that their fetus grew next to the fetus, but said that the baby would ultimately “win”, which turned out to be the case.
“Six years faster forward, everything is fine, and then I just had really bad periods that would maybe take two weeks,” she said.
“They would be very bleeding and my stomach would be bloated as if I were pregnant again in six months.”
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It was transferred to a myoma specialist who recommended a myomectomy surgery to remove fibroids and at the same time maintain the uterus.
Six fibroids were removed and their symptoms subsided.
A year and a half ago, Davis noticed a lead on the left side of her lower abdomen.
Although the doctors initially suspected that it was a hernia, a pelvis confirmed -ultrasound that the fibroids had returned.
This time about 13 were recognized.
Her doctors presented three treatment options: another myomeectomy, the uterine fibroidembolization or hysterectomy.
The first two had the possibility of recurring, while a hysterectomy – removal of the uterus – would be a permanent solution.
Davis chose hysterectomy after floating up during the Oscars pre-show from 2025, which led to speculation online that she was pregnant.
Davis hopes that parts of her history raise awareness of fibroids that affect millions of women
She said she had already weighed her options, but the incident increased her decision.
“At that point I was only in a state of mind, I just want to get rid of her,” she said.
Your operation is now planned for August 15th.
Davis said she no longer planning children and wants to remove the monthly symptoms caused by fibroids.
Fibroids are common and affect more than 80 percent of black women and about 70 percent of women overall at the age of 50.
Davis said that she now wanted to raise awareness of the disease and share her experiences so that others do not feel like suffering the symptoms in silence.
“I think it just feels good to be able to speak to other people, say things, oh, I had that too and so I handled it, and I recommend that,” she said.
“I just have the feeling that this is a healthier approach than just trying to solve for X.”
She plans her journey in an upcoming interview with the gynecologist Dr. Soyini Hawkins, the singer Tamar Braxton and the former actor of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” to discuss Cynthia Bailey.