By Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell I was a junior at Xavier University of Louisiana when my mother told me she needed a hysterectomy because of fibroids. At the time, I had never heard of them. I started reading, looking for answers to questions that felt simple: What causes fibroids? Why did my mother have them? Was removing her uterus the only way to help her? What I found left me with more questions. Here was a condition affecting so many women, yet there was still so much we

Welcome to our Community Spotlight Series dedicated to empowering women through knowledge and resources about maternal health. As a...

The journey to motherhood should be a time of joy and anticipation, but for many women in the U.S., especially Black women, it is fraught...

Welcome to the inaugural blog post on my website! I am Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell, and I am thrilled to embark on this journey with you,...