Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumor in African American women with 60% of African American women being affected by ... Read More
Womens Health
Why One Expert Believes Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Is Not A Depressive Disorder
Once a month most women go through menstruation. While some women don't experience any symptoms, some experience various symptoms during ... Read More
PCOS & Social Anxiety: How To Rock Confidence & Drop The Worry
For many women with PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), anxiety can feel like a lingering confirmation that everything isn’t okay. My anxiety ... Read More
Pregnancy Symptoms, Negative Test: What You Might Be Experiencing
You've probably had that one friend who exaggerates their pregnancy. They can feel the baby kicking at two weeks old (when it really takes ... Read More
#BlackGirlHealing: “By Varying Lengths Of Thread I Continued To Hang On”
Growing up, I saw the image of women being not only backbones, but essentially feeling an obligation to be the proverbial martyr ... Read More
#BlackGirlHealing: “The Very Thing I Wanted To Get Rid Of Became My Buffer From The World”
“It isn’t a matter of ‘if’ you will get diabetes, but ‘when’ you will develop it.” That statement made me so angry, how dare that doctor, ... Read More
#BlackGirlHealing: “I Have Been Afraid That Stress Will Kill Me”
When I was 35 years old, my father dropped dead of a massive coronary in his kitchen. At 39 years old, my doctor looked at me over the rim ... Read More
Our Girls Matter: Making Progress Against HIV Among Girls & Women
Flash back to the early years of the HIV epidemic, a small clinic in any city, USA. A young woman sits quietly in a cramped office waiting ... Read More
My Story: “HIV Is My Roommate”
People LOVE to say, "Oh she is living with HIV." Correction: HIV is living with me. If I were living with HIV, I would live my life by HIV's ... Read More
5 Ways Your Period Affects Your Hair & Skin
If your skin is changing and your hair is just not behaving around that time of the month, it’s not your imagination. The hormonal changes ... Read More
Healing Black Mothers: Whether Pregnant Or Postpartum Get Screened For Depression
If you’re pregnant or have recently given birth, you should be screened for depression, a new U.S. Preventative Task Force ... Read More
Ovarian Cancer & Talcum Powder: Is Baby Powder Safe To Use?
Johnson's Baby Powder is a household favorite among babies and adults, but recent news has women revisiting horrific claims that are far ... Read More