Overview
- Williams told CBS Mornings and wrote in Glamour that doctors found 21 uterine fibroids during an exam following a fertility visit and that the largest was about the size of a cantaloupe.
- Her struggle with fibroids began in her late 20s, included a miscarriage and a later myomectomy and fibroid embolization, and continued to return over the years despite prior treatments.
- She was referred for an MRI and underwent an emergency partial hysterectomy in May 2026 after a fertility specialist called the exam results shocking.
- Surgeons removed her uterus but preserved her ovaries, which Williams says has greatly improved migraines, iron levels, sexual function and bladder pressure while closing the door on carrying another child or having eggs retrieved for a surrogate.
- Williams is using her story to push women to seek evaluation and to spotlight how common and severe fibroids can be for Black women, who are disproportionately affected and more likely to need hysterectomies.