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Dr. Wendy McDonald: Fibroid Awareness Month and Black Women

July is fibroids awareness month, and given the health disparities associated with fibroids, it is important that we bring awareness to this condition during this time of the year. In particular, African American women and women of African descent have the highest lifetime risk of developing fibroids. According to a study published in the American...

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