Background: Uterine fibroids are benign tumors that impact the women's uterus during childbearing 
years. Perception and health care seeking behaviors of women with uterine fibroids can have major 
effects on their overall health, quality of life, and maternal morbidity and mortality rates. Aim: Was 
to assess perception and health care seeking behaviors of women with uterine fibroids. Subjects and 
Method: Design: A descriptive research design was used. Setting: The study was conducted in 
Egypt at outpatient clinics and inpatient units of obstetrics and gynecological departments of: Tanta 
University Hospitals and El-Menshawy General Hospital. Subjects: A convenient sample of 150 
women was included. Tools: Three tools were used: Tool I: Women's knowledge regarding uterine 
fibroids structured questionnaire; consisted of: Socio-demographic characteristics of the studied 
women, obstetric and gynecological history, and women's knowledge regarding uterine fibroids. Tool 
(II): Women's attitudes toward uterine fibroids. Tool (III): Health care seeking behaviors of women 
with uterine fibroids. Results: Four fifths of the studied women had low level of knowledge 
regarding uterine fibroids, the majority had positive attitudes, and less than three fifths had 
unsatisfactory health care seeking behaviors regarding uterine fibroids. Significant positive 
correlations were found between knowledge, attitudes, and health care seeking behaviors regarding 
uterine fibroids. Conclusion: There was low level of knowledge, positive attitudes and unsatisfactory 
health care seeking behaviors of the studied women with uterine fibroids. Recommendations: Health 
educational programs regarding uterine fibroids should be implemented for women in their 
childbearing years at all places, and communities.