Healthy Sisterhood

Overview

Your health. What could be more important?

Getting – and staying – healthy is the best thing you can do for yourself and your family.

Cleveland Clinic also offers the e-newsletter "Heath Essentials" providing you with wellness tips, healthy gourmet recipes, essential health news and free downloadable health guides.

Treatment Guides

For reliable information on specific diseases, conditions and treatments, Cleveland Clinic offers many free guides and newsletters covering a broad range of health information.

• Breast Cancer
• Endometriosis
• Fibroids
• Gynecological Cancer
• Infertility
• Menopause
• Osteoporosis
• Prolapse & Incontinence

Health Conditions Common in African-American Women

For more information about the common diseases and health conditions in African-American women, click on a topic below.

• Asthma
• Breast Cancer
• Botox
• Cancer
• Cataracts
• Cervical Cancer
• Depression/Suicidal Thoughts
• Diabetes
• Facelift
• Glaucoma
• Hair Care
• Heart Disease
• High Blood Pressure
• High Cholesterol
• HIV/AIDS
• Infant Death
• Kidney Disease
• Liposuction
• Lupus
• Obesity & Overweight
• Rhinoplasty
• Tummy Tuck

Clinical Trials

Uterine Fibroids

Currently we are enrolling patients in a study to gauge the effectiveness of new therapies for uterine fibroids. Get more information and find out if you qualify.

• Enroll in our clinical trial

Other Programs Available

• Multicultural Skin Center
• Hair Loss: A Sign All Might Not Be Well (Video)
• Braids, Weaves May Lead to Balding in Black Women
• Different Skin Care for Different Skin Types

BeWell Moms®
BeWell Moms® will give you the information you need to optimize your weight and health before and during pregnancy, and after delivery. Too often, women who are significantly overweight feel there is nothing they can do about it – they’ve tried everything. Our goal is to educate and empower you on what a healthy weight for you is.

Frequently Asked Questions

Following are some of the more frequently asked women's health issue questions and answers from our on-line health chat archives.

Birth Control

• Read the full transcript of webchat "Gynecology with Linda Bradley, MD"
• Additional Resources: Birth Control

Breast Health

• Read the full transcript of webchat "Gynecology with Linda Bradley, MD"

Fibroids

• Read the full transcript of the webchat "Straight Talk about Women's Concerns from Puberty to Menopause" with Linda Bradley, MD
• Additional Resources:
  • Menstrual Disorders
  • Uterine Fibroids

Fecal Incontinence

• Read the full transcript of the webchat "Regain Control: Get Answers to Any Type of Urinary or Bowel Questions You May Have" with Dr. Megan Tarr and Dr. Massarat Zutshi
• Additional Resource: Fecal Incontinence

Fertility

• Read the full transcript of the webchat "New Options to Improve Your Odds of Becoming Pregnant" with Julie Tan, MD

Healthy Eating Choices

• Read the full transcript of the webchat "Weight Debate: Women Losing Weight Maintaining Loss" with Margaret McKenzie, MD
• Additional Resource: Maintaining a Healthy Weight

HPV (Human papillomavirus)

• Read the full transcript of the webchat "Straight Talk about Women's Concerns from Puberty to Menopause" with Linda Bradley, MD
• Additional Resources:
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Human Papilloma Virus

Hysterectomy

• Read the full transcript of the webchat "Gynecology with Linda Bradley MD"
• Additional Resources:
  • What You Need To Know About Hysterectomy
  • Alternatives to Hysterectomy

Menstrual Pain

• Read the full transcript of the webchat "Gynecology with Linda Bradley MD"
• Additional Resources:
  • Endometriosis
  • Uterine Fibroids
  • Menstrual Disorders

Menopause

• Read the full transcript of the webchat "Gynecology with Linda Bradley MD"
• Additional Resources:
  • Menopause
  • Pelvic Disorders

Menopause & Fibromyalgia

• Read the full transcript of the webchat "Gynecology with Linda Bradley MD"

Metabolism

• Read the full transcript of the webchat "Weight Debate: Women Losing Weight Maintaining Loss" with Margaret McKenzie, MD

Organ Prolapse

• Read the full transcript of the webchat "Regain Control: Get Answers to Any Type of Urinary or Bowel Questions You May Have" with Dr. Megan Tarr and Dr. Massarat Zutshi
• Additional Resources:
  • Uterine Prolapse
  • Vaginal Prolapse

Pap Tests

• Read the full transcript of the webchat "Gynecology with Linda Bradley MD"
• Additional Resource: Ovarian Cancer

STDs (Sexually Transmitted Disease)

• Read the full transcript of the webchat "Straight Talk about Women's Concerns from Puberty to Menopause" with Linda Bradley, MD
• Additional Resources:
  • HIV/AIDS
  • HPV

Skin Abnormalities

• Read the full transcript of the webchat "Gynecology with Linda Bradley MD"

Urinary Incontinence

• Read the full transcript of the webchat "Regain Control: Get Answers to Any Type of Urinary or Bowel Questions You May Have" with Dr. Megan Tarr and Dr. Massarat Zutshi
• Additional Resource: Urinary Incontinence

Vaginal Discharge

• Read the full transcript of the webchat "Gynecology with Linda Bradley MD"
• Additional Resource: Vaginal Discharge

Water Weight

• Read the full transcript of the webchat "Weight Debate: Women Losing Weight Maintaining Loss" with Margaret McKenzie, MD

Weight Loss: Why is it so hard?

• Read the full transcript of the webchat "Weight Debate: Women Losing Weight Maintaining Loss" with Margaret McKenzie, MD
• Additional Resource: Maintaining a Healthy Weight