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Black women who experience chronic pain, pain related to reproductive health, and pain related to sexual difficulties all face the risk of being judged, misunderstood, and misdiagnosed by medical providers. The goal of this study was to explore the pathway from sexual pain disclosure to treatment among Black women living in the Southern United States.
Read MoreIn recent years, Black women’s everyday experiences with unique oppression based on the intersections of race and gender have been understood through the concept of gendered racial microaggressions. Experiencing gendered racial microaggressions has been associated with a variety of mental health outcomes, including depression, anxiety, psychological distress, and traumatic stress.
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