Overview

• In a PEOPLE interview this week, Davis revealed that a 2021 myomectomy removed six fibroids but recent imaging found about thirteen new growths.
• Her medical team laid out three options—another myomectomy, uterine fibroid embolization or a hysterectomy—with the latter scheduled for Aug. 15 as the only permanent cure.
• Years of severe symptoms including prolonged bleeding and extreme bloating disrupted Davis’s daily and professional life, driving her decision to seek definitive treatment.
• She will share her journey in an upcoming Good Morning America segment; a sit-down with Dr. Soyini Hawkins, Tamar Braxton and Cynthia Bailey will offer guidance to other women.
• Her disclosure joins celebrity-driven awareness efforts from Venus Williams and Lupita Nyong’o; Rep. Yvette Clarke has responded with proposals for increased NIH funding and improved clinical training.