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Lupita Nyong’o Talks Struggle With Fibroids, Advocating for Women

2026-02-25 12:30:00 UTC

Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o joins TODAY and opens up about her experience with fibroids and how it inspired her to raise awareness and funds for the development of less invasive and non-invasive treatments. “If majority of women are going through this surely we should have some more options.”

Lupita Nyong'o launches fibroids awareness campaign, opens up about 12-year health journey - Art Threat

2026-02-25 12:30:00 UTC

Lupita Nyong o just launched a groundbreaking fibroids awareness campaign called ’Make Fibroids Count , finally breaking silence on a 12-year health journey few knew about. The Oscar-winning actress revealed she was diagnosed with 30 uterine fibroids in 2014, the same year she won her Academy Award. Now she s partnering with the Foundation for Women s Health to…

Lupita Nyong’o Discusses Fibroid Struggles, Advocates for Women’s Health

2026-02-25 12:30:00 UTC

In a compelling discussion, Lupita Nyong’o boldly shares her ongoing struggle with fibroids, shining a light on an often overlooked aspect of women’s health. Her advocacy goes beyond personal experience; it serves as a powerful call for more options in the treatment of fibroids, a condition that affects many women globally. Nyong’o’s statement, “If the …

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Lupita Amondi Nyong'o
is an actress who has received various accolades, including an Actor Award, an Academy Award and a Daytime Emmy Award, as well as nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award.

The daughter of Kenyan politician Anyang' Nyong'o, she was born in Mexico City, where her father was teaching, and was raised in Kenya from the age of three. She attended college in the United States, earning a bachelor's degree in film and theatre studies from Hampshire College. She later began her career in Hollywood as a production assistant. In 2008, she made her acting debut with the short film East River and subsequently returned to Kenya to star in the television series Shuga (2009–2012). She then pursued a master's degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama. Soon after her graduation, she had her first feature film role as Patsey in Steve McQueen's biopic 12 Years a Slave (2013), for which she received critical acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.