The Importance of Menstrual Health Education

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By Noel Cody ·September 16, 2021 Updated

With back-to-school season in full effect right now, we thought it would be a good time to talk about menstrual health education. Especially uterine fibroids—a topic that is often overlooked when providing general information.

Did you know it’s estimated that 80% of African American women will have uterine fibroids by age 50? And of that, approximately 25% of all women with fibroids have symptoms that require treatment. So, it’s

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