Black women with fibroids face delays and poor care in the UK, says report
by Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#712BM)
Exclusive: All-party parliamentary group on black health found 27% not offered any treatment after diagnosis
Black women in the UK who experience symptoms caused by fibroids are facing delays, poor care and dismissal by healthcare professionals according to a parliamentary report.
Published by the all-party parliamentary group on black health, the report included a survey of more than 500 women regarding their experience of uterine fibroids, with more than 70% of respondents being Black British.
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