Oscar Winner, 42, Reveals Devastating Health Struggle

Frazer Harrison / Frazer Harrison/WireImage Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o gave an update on her heartbreaking health struggle to help others. Nyong’o, 42, said that she was diagnosed with 50 uterine fibroids in an interview with Today. Uterine fibroids are growths that, while typically noncancerous, can cause severe pain, difficulty with urination and periods, and fertility problems. “When you have fibroids, doctors usually use fruit to explain to you what size your fibroids are. So your fibroid could be the size of a grape,” Nyong’o explained. Read more at The Daily Beast.