Black Woman Working...

I am honored to share the second part of our conversation, Black Woman Working... on normalizing black women health around fibroid awareness. This episode closes out our 2 part series, the first episode posted July 31, 2020. As mentioned in the month’s dedication, the July and August episodes are focused on the very important topic of uterine fibroids. Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during childbearing years. There's no single best approach to uterine fibroid treatment. Some of the commons treatments include the Uterine artery embolization, which is when Small particles (embolic agents) are injected into the arteries supplying the uterus, cutting off blood flow to fibroids, causing them to shrink and die. There is also a Radiofrequency ablation. In this procedure, radiofrequency energy destroys uterine fibroids and shrinks the blood vessels that feed them. A third options involves a laparoscopic or robotic myomectomy. In a myomectomy, your surgeon removes the fibroi