African American women are three times more likely to develop uterine fibroids. Why? No one was asking why.

We may know why. New scientific research shows that a contributing cause to uterine cancer and uterine fibroids in Black women may be the chemicals in hair relaxers. Lawsuits are now being brought by women who used hair relaxer products and developed uterine fibroids.

Uterine Fibroids
Uterine fibroids are common solid tumors in women. Estimates of the prevalence of uterine fibroids vary. They range from conservative estimates of 30-50% of women around the time of menopause to more than 80% of African-American women by age 50. It is crazy how few people asked why uterine fibroids are more common in Black women.

Fibroids result from an overgrowth of muscle cells in the uterus. Most are harmless. Approximately one-third of uterine fibroids become symptomatic.


Hair relaxers contain hormonally active and carcinogenic compounds, such as phthalates, known to cause endocrine disruption, are not listed separately as ingredients but, instead, are often broadly lumped into the “fragrance” or “perfume” categories.

Phthalates are particularly harmful to the human body because they are endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). The endocrine system is involved in the production and circulation of hormones such as estrogen. EDCs interfere with the normal activity of the endocrine system. EDCs disrupt the endocrine system and interfere with the body’s hormonal homeostasis in various ways.
This study looked at health records from over 23,000 pre-menopausal African American women from 1997 to 2009. The study results clearly showed that women who regularly used chemical hair relaxers (particularly beginning at an early age) displayed a significantly increased risk of developing uterine fibroids compared to those who did not use relaxer.

It's not a new research

https://www.nairaland.com/1274498/relaxers-early-puberty-linked-uterine

Read about it, team natural anyday, anytime.

And some mothers start applying the hair relaxers on their toddlers, some as early as 4 years old.

Now you can all read it by yourselves.
Nothing beats nature!

There's a need for intensive awareness and orientation on the adverse effects of this chemicals we apply on our bodies and the ones we ingest.

There was a day I saw a mother with her 3-4 months old baby girl, whose hair had already been braided.
There was a time I saw a small boy of not more than 2years old, whose hair has already been tinted gold, with a crazy, very crazy parting.

What about those parents who bleaches their skin and also applies same substance on their babies' skins.
Also, some parents who are alcoholic, and also derive pleasure in giving their young children alcoholic drinks to ingest.

The effects of these maladies will definitely manifest, if not now, definitely later.

Nice Awareness very Educative!