Health Reference
Conditions A–Z
Evidence-based, clinician-reviewed guides to the health conditions that disproportionately affect Black Americans. Every page explains how a condition presents in Black patients specifically, what the research says, and how to advocate for yourself in the healthcare system.
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Reproductive / MaternalAlso: PCOS, polycystic ovarian syndrome, Stein-Leventhal syndrome
10–15%
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders affecting people with ovaries, …
View guidePreeclampsia
Reproductive / MaternalAlso: Toxemia of pregnancy, preeclampsia-eclampsia spectrum
60%
Preeclampsia is a serious hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, defined as new-onset blood pressure at or above …
View guideEndometriosis
Reproductive / MaternalAlso: Endometrial tissue implants, adenomyosis (related)
~5 years
View guidePolycystic Ovary Syndrome
Reproductive / MaternalAlso: PCOS, polycystic ovarian syndrome, Stein-Leventhal syndrome
10–15%
View guidePreeclampsia
Reproductive / MaternalAlso: Toxemia of pregnancy, preeclampsia-eclampsia spectrum
60%
View guideUterine Fibroids
Reproductive / MaternalAlso: Uterine leiomyoma, uterine myoma, fibroid tumors
Up to 80%
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