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Nigerian media personality, Toke Makinwa has revealed that she underwent surgery to remove 13 fibroids from her body.<\/p>\n

Toke Makinwa made this known following the release of Stephanie Coker\u2019s documentary titled \u201cWhere the Heck is My Period.\u201d<\/p>\n

She narrated that fibroids affected the majority of women in her family and some had to remove their wombs.<\/p>\n

According to her, growing up she knew something was wrong because she had a very big tummy, irregular periods, and a bulge when she lay down.<\/p>\n

\u201cPCOS I haven\u2019t had but I\u2019ve had fibroids. Just watching the documentary, there are a lot of similarities between symptoms and the bloating. I remember when I started off in this industry and you had to host shows. I remember I had to wear like two waist cinchers or three waist cinchers because I was so tiny but I had a belly and people would always ask if you\u2019re pregnant. I was tired of people asking \u201care you pregnant?\u201d and you know how there would be photos on red carpets and it\u2019ll be everywhere and everyone would be talking about the fact that \u201coh my god, is she pregnant, or what has she eaten?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had cousins who\u2019ve had to take out their wombs. It\u2019s very daunting. It\u2019s one of the most stressful things. I think one of the worst parts of it is bleeding excessively. I mean, I didn\u2019t bleed for a hundred and something days, but I know about you just seeing your period when you\u2019re not expecting it. I know about you sitting somewhere and you get up and someone has to move close to you and say \u201coh your period\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy Stephanie Coker did this documentary because women can come together and talk about it. It does a lot to your self-esteem. You\u2019re just nervous all the time. The anxiety levels are high. Eventually, when I got surgery, I had 13 fibroids taken out of me. Tiny me, thirteen.\u201d<\/p>\n

13 fibroids were removed from my body \u2013 Toke Makinwa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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