The Color Between The Lines with Esther Dillard
The Fibroid Slayer: What Your Doctor Isn't Telling Black Women | Dr. Pierre Johnson
EPISODE 15 • SEASON 3 00:14:48
27 pounds of fibroids. A pregnant Black woman. A hospital that tried to cancel her surgery.
Dr. Pierre Johnson stepped in when the system said no. The board-certified OB-GYN known as The Fibroid Slayer removed the fibroids, saved the pregnancy, and preserved her uterus.
In this episode, Esther Dillard sits down with Dr. Johnson for a conversation about the fibroid crisis that is hiding in plain sight — and why Black women are bearing the worst of it.
They cover:
— Why Black women develop fibroids at 2 to 3 times the rate of white women
— How chronic stress, food deserts, and generations of medical mistrust make the problem worse
— The truth about hysterectomies and the menopause myth costing women their quality of life
— What a 0% repeat surgery rate looks like — and why most surgeons aren't doing it
— How to advocate for yourself when your doctor says you have no options
Esther also shares her own story: seven years trying to conceive, 23 fibroids removed, and the surgery that gave her her son.
Find Dr. Pierre Johnson on Instagram at @doctorp23 and on YouTube at @pierrejohnsonmd8187
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