Monica took to Instagram to reveal that she recently underwent an eight-hour surgery to remove endometriosis, 2 cysts, fibroids and a hernia. She wrote, Glad she’s doing well now!
According to statistics, 70 percent of White women and 90 percent of Black women have had fibroids by age fifty. As a result of the often times debilitating condition, more than 200,000 hysterectomies are performed each year for uterine fibroids.
Roland Martin talks to author and co-founder of Hope Beyond Fibroid Gessie Thompson about the staggering number of black women struggling with Fibroids and…
Dr. Afriye Amerson is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist. During her training at George Washington Medical School, Dr. Amerson also studied Eastern and African…
Many African-American women have experienced the impact of fibroids, which can cause weight gain, painful menstrual cycles, infertility, and other serious health-related issues. According to the…
Phyllis J. Gee M.D. Â earned her B.S. in nutrition from Cornell University. She then received her M.D. from Wayne State University School of Medicine and…
In the United States, black women are two to three times more likely to have fibroids than white women. These fibroids, which are noncancerous growths that…
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Have a question for doctor? Text it to “646464″ (OHOHOH). An estimated three of every four women will have to address the issue of uterine…
Did you know that one out of four women will get fibroids during their childbearing years? Normally the treatment for fibroids has typically been a hysterectomy (which I hear has a long recovery) but according to MSN.com, there are more alternative options you could consider for this treatment. 1. The first option is if you […]
Spotting. Itching. Tenderness. When below-the-belt symptoms crop up, your first impulse is probably to slip into a pair of pajamas and curl up on the couch. Holing away for a night or two is fine, but what if your symptoms last for weeks or even months? We’ve asked experts to decipher some down-there symptoms and […]
