Womb health is still one of the most misunderstood areas of women’s care, especially for Black women.
In today’s episode, Christiana sits down with gynecologic oncologist and author of A Terrible Strength: The Hidden Crisis of the Black Womb and Your Survival Guide to Healing to walk us through fibroids, endometriosis, and the symptoms that are often dismissed, plus what women should be asking about care and diagnosis.
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01:00 Meet Dr. Kemi Doll
03:40 How Dr. Doll’s background has informed her work
07:30 Understanding womb suffering
08:55 Black women with womb suffering getting misdiagnosed
10:47 Womb condition #1: heavy menstrual bleeding
23:40 Options for people with the BRCA1 gene
25:36 Womb condition #2: endometriosis
35:29 Teenagers and young women with womb suffering
39:05 Womb condition #3: fibroids
51:18 Womb condition #4: endometrial cancer
01:01:28 Advice for dealing with doctors and medical institutions
01:08:45 Combining holistic wellness with medicine
01:11:55 Setting boundaries in order to heal
01:13:00 Where to find Dr. Kemi Doll’s work
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