Today, I decided to shed some insight on my experience living with and extracting fibroids.  As a black woman, we often don't get taken seriously when addressing our medical situations with physicians or specialists.  Here is my story and how I overcame this painful process.  Be sure to share this story with anyone who could benefit from it!  Below, I have linked some of the prominent articles along with a picture of my extracted fibroids. 

***THIS IMAGE IS GRUESOME TO MOST.  DO NOT CLICK ON IT IF YOU ARE SQUEAMISH OR IF YOU DISLIKE VIEWING MEDICAL PROCEDURES***  

My extracted fibroids and uterus: https://www.dropbox.com/s/iys6vzhfjqu0osj/Jamaica%27s%20Fibroids.JPEG?dl=0

Fibroids: Greater in African-American women than white, and why: https://www.mcleodhealth.org/blog/fibroids-greater-in-african-american-women-than-white-but-why/

Understanding Racial Disparities for Women with Uterine Fibroids: https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/rounds/understanding-racial-disparities-for-women-uterine-fibroids#:~:text=Nearly%20a%20quarter%20of%20Black,fibroids%20or%20suffer%20from%20complications. 

Uterine Fibroids Diagnosis & Treatment: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/uterine-fibroids/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20354294

Recognize the signs, know your status: https://www.womenshealth.gov/a-z-topics/uterine-fibroids