 You're listening to Radio Health Journal, the trusted news source for medicine, science, and technology. I'm Elizabeth Westfield. I'm Mayan Vastabetancourt. And I'm Greg Johnson. This week, a heavy period could be signaling a deeper issue. If you have a uterus, you are probably going to be part of that 70% of women who's going to develop a fibroid. These tumors can range anywhere between the size of a raisin to the size of a watermelon.