Living and surviving the Black woman’s curse
<img width="1280" height="853" src="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/IMG_0659.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&ssl=1" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, AVON Medicals, Dr Adetomiwa Bankole; Chief Executive Officer, AVON Medicals, Dr Akinbiyi Oke; Patient, Moyo Awotile; Group Head Medical Services, Avon HMO, Adeyemi Adeyinka and Senior Nursing Manager, AVON Medicals, Temidire Oke, during a Fibroid Documentary screening at AVON Medical, Surulere on Tuesday" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/IMG_0659.jpeg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/IMG_0659.jpeg?resize=524%2C349&ssl=1 524w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/IMG_0659.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/IMG_0659.jpeg?resize=750%2C500&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/IMG_0659.jpeg?resize=1140%2C760&ssl=1 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /><p>Research consistently shows that fibroids occur more frequently in Black women, tend to appear at younger ages and can be larger, more numerous and more symptomatic</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com/promoted/906943-living-and-surviving-the-black-womans-curse.html">Living and surviving the Black woman’s curse</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com">Premium Times Nigeria</a>.</p>