In this edition of Faith Walking, our fabulous guest-host Maurette Brown-Clark talks about trusting in God so much that “you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” She talks about her experience having her first child. When she got pregnant and went to the doctor, the doctor saw some complications that […]

A 47-year-old African-American woman has heavy menstrual bleeding and iron-deficiency anemia. She reports the frequent need to urinate during the night and throughout the day.…

Health

Uterine fibroids are benign (non-cancerous) tumors of the uterus and the most common GYN problem for women. By the age of 50, about 80% of…

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…

I often get calls about the commercials we are running. Health related information is always an attention getter, but one in particular is uterine fibroids. I get so many calls from women wanting to know more,  and wanting help.

What are fibroids? Where did they come from? And do they really touch the lives of African American women disproportionately?