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For the past few weeks we have been talking about the female cycle, fertility, pregnancy and birth and as vast as those topics have been and as varied as the stories we have heard are – there is something that plays an integral part in each and every one of those scenarios. The uterus. This hollow, pear-shaped muscular organ that sits in a woman's pelvis is where a fetus develops and grows and it's function is to nourish and house the fertilised egg until the unborn baby is ready to be delivered.

There are however a number of medical conditions that can affect the uterus such as cysts/polyps, endometriosis, fibroids, adenomyosis and cancer.

This week we are going to be talking about uterine health.

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Referenced in this episode:

Endometriosis information - www.endometriosis-uk.org/information

Black Women's Health Study - www.theamberproject.org/black-womens-health-study

Relaxers and Fibroids - www.essence.com/new/hair-beat-can-hair-relaxers-cause-uterine-fibroids

The delay to treatment - www.lablog.uofmhealth.org

Music credit: Intro “snowing butterflies" Artist : Mark Purpose