The Conversation We Need About Womb Health With Dr. Kemi Doll

May 20
1h 15m

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Episode Description

Womb health is still one of the most misunderstood areas of women’s care, especially for Black women. 


In today’s episode, Christiana sits down with gynecologic oncologist and author of A Terrible Strength: The Hidden Crisis of the Black Womb and Your Survival Guide to Healing to walk us through fibroids, endometriosis, and the symptoms that are often dismissed, plus what women should be asking about care and diagnosis.


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01:00 Meet Dr. Kemi Doll

03:40 How Dr. Doll’s background has informed her work 

07:30 Understanding womb suffering

08:55 Black women with womb suffering getting misdiagnosed 

10:47 Womb condition #1: heavy menstrual bleeding 

23:40 Options for people with the BRCA1 gene

25:36 Womb condition #2: endometriosis 

35:29 Teenagers and young women with womb suffering 

39:05 Womb condition #3: fibroids 

51:18 Womb condition #4: endometrial cancer 

01:01:28 Advice for dealing with doctors and medical institutions

01:08:45 Combining holistic wellness with medicine

01:11:55 Setting boundaries in order to heal 

01:13:00 Where to find Dr. Kemi Doll’s work 

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