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If ‘how do I deal with uterine fibroids?’ is your question, UFE is the answer

For the past 25 years, I have been treating women suffering with uterine fibroids with a nonsurgical, outpatient treatment option which has transformed thousands of...
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Modern-day Tuskegee Experiment? What Black women are not being told

Despite the availability of a less-invasive therapy called uterine fibroid embolization (UFE), many Black women with uterine fibroids are given only one path to treatment: hysterectomy....
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What Black women need to know about fibroids

Uterine fibroids are the most common pelvic tumor in women. It is estimated that up to 80% of adult African-American women have these benign tumors.
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The freedom to wear white

There is a movement sweeping through the heart of Atlanta. If you listen closely you may hear about it, but you are much more likely...
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Dear fibroids: Women are tired of ‘keepin’ it moving!’

Uterine fibroids are the most common pelvic tumor seen in women. It is the most common reason why women have heavy menstrual periods. These benign...
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Why do fibroids affect so many Black women?

Figure 1. (photo credit: Copyright Rob3000/DepositPhotos.com”) Uterine fibroids are the most common tumor of the female pelvis. Up to 80% of adult women of color...