Alternative Procedures Marketing to Black Women

While there are many alternatives to hysterectomies for treating fibroids, the hysterectomy still remains the most common "treatment," especially among African American women.  Hysterectomy is the second most common reproductive surgery performed in the United States (C-section being number one) and black women are three times as likely to have a hysterectomy than their white counterparts - the number one reason - heavy bleeding and pain caused by fibroids.  The following article traces the disproportionate impact of hysterectomies on African American women and discusses some of the alternatives currently available.

http://nwhn.org/fibroids-%E2%80%9Cnew%E2%80%9D-options-not-enough-answers