Our Founder

Sateria Venable is Founder of The Fibroid Foundation and a globally recognized patient advocate and researcher focused on uterine fibroids and heavy menstrual bleeding. Diagnosed with fibroids at age 26 after years of debilitating symptoms that affected her health and professional life, Venable transformed her personal experience into a national movement to elevate patient voices and drive systemic change.

Since 2007, she has worked on behalf of the more than 26 million women in the United States living with uterine fibroids and millions more globally. Under her leadership, the Fibroid Foundation now reaches communities in more than 180 countries, providing education, support, and stigma-breaking advocacy.

Venable has contributed to major national research initiatives, including the $20 million COMPARE-UF fibroids treatment study, and has served as a subject-matter expert for organizations such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the FDA Women’s Collaborative Research Network, and the White House Women’s Community Group. In 2019, she led efforts to introduce the Fibroid Bill in the U.S. Congress to advance federal attention to fibroid research and care.

A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Architecture, she has co-authored peer-reviewed research in leading medical journals and is a sought-after speaker on women’s health issues.