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

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. Dr. Kemi’s website Follow Dr. Kemi Doll: Instagram Follow Pop Syllabus: YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Substack Merch available now! Sponsor Pop Syllabus: advertise@companionarts.com If there’s a topic you’d like us to deconstruct, tell us in the comments. Email: hello@popsyllabus.com  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  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices