“In our community, we normalize pain”: discussions around menstruation and uterine fibroids with Black women and Latinas

Uterine fibroids are non-cancerous neoplasms that arise from the uterus affecting over 75% of women. However, there is a disparity with Black women having an increased prevalence of nearly 80%. Black women als...

Source: BMC Women's Health - April 12, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Minerva Orellana, Karen. N DSouza, Jane Q. Yap, Abhirami Sriganeshan, M. Elena Jones, Charis Johnson, Megan Allyse, Sateria Venable, Elizabeth A. Stewart, Felicity Enders and Joyce E. Balls-Berry Tags: Research Source Type: research