It’s estimated that 80-90% of black women will have fibroids by the age of 50 in the United States. Black women are four times more likely to die during and after childbirth than white women in the United Kingdom. Black women in the United States are twice as likely to have partial or total removal of their wombs and one third occur during our childbearing years. Women of colour, including Hispanic and South Asian women, are more widely and severely impacted by PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) which can contribute to fertility challenges
The health of an individual woman cannot be extracted from the environment she lives in. The diet she has access to, the quality of life she experiences, the stress she endures, and the safety and stability she can resource all contribute to her hormonal health. Compounded by systemic racism and economic disadvantages, it is no wonder that the wombs, much like the earth, reflect a state of neglect, abuse, and exploitation.
In our current health care structures, we turn to our gynecologists for support. But the limitations of modern gynecology are deeply rooted in the medical field’s dark and discriminatory history. In Sacred Bloodlines: Reclaiming Our Wombs, Protecting Our Fertility, I will share the history of women’s health prior to modern gynecology and present holistic alternatives to pharmaceuticals and surgery for reproductive wellbeing.
Join us on Saturday, May 17th at 12 pm EST | 5 pm BST here.
In service, Chantal | 
