While the week before a period starts can be emotionally and physically challenging for many people, for others, premenstrual symptoms can be so debilitating that…
Women with sickle cell disease often have pain crises around the time of their period, and researchers now think they know why. Inflammation increases significantly…
The journey of motherhood should be looked at as a joyous experience, but for many Black women, it’s fraught with fear, anxiety, and disparities in…
Endometriosis affects millions of women, but Black women face unique challenges in receiving proper diagnosis and treatment. A recent BDO discussion between health journalist Shameika…
A recent study published in JAMA Network Open has shed light on significant racial and ethnic disparities in obstetric care within the United States. The…
A new study published in the JAMA Network Open reveals that Black women are less likely to have elevated levels of cancer antigen 125 (CA-125)…
A groundbreaking study published in The New England Journal of Medicine is challenging conventional wisdom surrounding bacterial vaginosis (BV), a common vaginal infection affecting nearly…
Chronic pelvic pain, gastrointestinal distress, painful menstrual periods, spotting, and infertility: these are just a few of the common symptoms of endometriosis, a chronic illness…
A new study published in JAMA Network Open has revealed a concerning trend in the United States: Cervical cancer incidence and mortality are significantly higher…
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare but life-threatening form of heart failure that occurs during late pregnancy or in the months after delivery. While PPCM…