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‘The White Dress Project’ Creates EmPOWERment Experience For Black Women With Fibroids

Stacy JacksonJuly 14, 2023July 14, 2023

by Stacy JacksonJuly 14, 2023July 14, 2023587

Award-winning journalist, educator, and non-profit founder Tanika Gray Valbrun advocates for women with fibroids, a mission that stemmed from her personal journey with uterine fibroids....

Health and Wellness

Studies Show 80% of Black Women Will Develop Uterine Fibroids

Atiya JordanApril 21, 2023April 21, 2023

by Atiya JordanApril 21, 2023April 21, 20231483

Estimations have shown that 25% of African American women will suffer from fibroids by age 25....

Health and Wellness Women

Dr. Eric Hardee Explains Why Black Women Are More Likely to Have Uterine Fibroids

Jeroslyn JoVonnAugust 19, 2021August 19, 2021

by Jeroslyn JoVonnAugust 19, 2021August 19, 20212139

Health studies show that nearly a quarter of Black women between 18 and 30 have fibroids compared to about 6% of white women. Women's Equality...

Are Fibroids Holding You Back From Achieving Your Professional and Personal Dreams?

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 14, 2017October 8, 2019

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 14, 2017October 8, 20192155

I am one of the 80% of black women affected by fibroids by age 50. I was diagnosed with fibroids—smooth muscle tumors that form in...

Lifestyle

Hysterectomy: Your Sex Life, Your Hormones, Your Future (Part 1)

Elisha Lowe RN, BSN, MBAJanuary 17, 2017September 28, 2017

by Elisha Lowe RN, BSN, MBAJanuary 17, 2017September 28, 20171656

In this series, Nurse Elisha Lowe and OB/GYN Dr. Kameelah Phillips help prepare you for the physical and emotional impact of a hysterectomy....