Youterus Health

Youterus Health is the first uterine health company built by and for African women. We are transforming how uterine care is delivered by connecting early diagnosis, community-led support, and financial access—through a model rooted in care, community, and capital.

A: Youterus Health was founded to close the gap in uterine care for African women. For too long, conditions like fibroids, endometriosis, and other uterine health issues have been overlooked, underfunded, and stigmatized across the continent. Youterus Health was created to change that narrative — making uterine health visible, valued, and treated as a fundamental right. Through education, community support, and financial access to care, the organization works to ensure African women receive the attention and resources their health deserves. 

A: Youterus Health was founded by Fatou Wurie, whose personal journey inspired a movement. After being diagnosed with fibroids, Fatou experienced firsthand how limited uterine care infrastructure is, even for women with access to information and resources.

The fatigue, pain, and confusion she faced revealed a deeper truth: millions of African women are navigating these same challenges without the time, language, insurance, or support they need. That realization became a commitment. Youterus Health was born as a blueprint for the future of care in Africa — one powered by women’s voices and grounded in the realities of our bodies.

Youterus Health is building something new: a platform that offers 3 trusted care, a fund that removes cost barriers, and a campaign that transforms stories into systemic change.

A: Uterine health is a vital but often overlooked part of women’s health. It encompasses the conditions that affect the uterus and related systems — such as fibroids, adenomyosis, abnormal or heavy bleeding, chronic pelvic pain, and other gynecological conditions like PCOS or pelvic floor disorders — that often fall between maternal health and cancer care. 

While the World Health Organization’s definition of reproductive health includes all aspects of the reproductive system, global attention, funding, and research have historically centered on fertility and maternal health. This narrow focus leaves chronic uterine conditions underrecognized and underfunded, despite the significant pain and disruption they cause in women’s daily lives.

At Youterus Health, we are expanding how reproductive health is defined and valued. Our work brings uterine health out of silence and into systems of care — eliminating stigma, amplifying women’s stories, and making uterine health a visible and normalized part of women’s health across Africa. 

Uterine health matters because it has been systematically overlooked in global health and funding priorities. While most investments focus on pregnancy, childbirth, and STI prevention, chronic gynecological conditions — such as fibroids, adenomyosis, and endometriosis — remain neglected. This oversight costs the global economy over $1 trillion each year and leaves millions of women facing delayed diagnoses, social stigma, and unaffordable care. 

In Africa, the impact is even greater: nearly 70% of women develop fibroids by age 50, yet diagnostic delays average eight years. At Sierra Leone’s main maternal health facility, fibroids alone account for over one-third of gynecological cases. 

Investing in uterine health is not just a women’s issue — it’s an economic and public health imperative. Through better financing, digital innovation, and cross-sector partnerships, we can close care gaps, improve health outcomes, and ensure women are not excluded from the systems meant to serve them.

A: African women are among the most affected and least served in uterine health. Too many are dismissed, misdiagnosed, or priced out for years. We’re built by and for African women to change that - placing uterine health at the center of Universal Health Coverage and gender equity.

A: Youterus Health offers trusted information, community support, and financial access to care for African women experiencing uterine conditions. Our work is built around three core pillars: 

• Care – Uterine Health Evidence Hub: Our data and diagnostics arm digitizes care pathways and surfaces insights for earlier detection and stronger clinical trust. 

• Community – Unmute the Womb Campaign: A storytelling and advocacy platform that amplifies women’s voices, builds awareness, and fosters community trust. 

• Capital – Uterine Health Fund: An innovative financing mechanism that helps women access uterine care without facing financial hardship. 

Together, these initiatives deliver the care African women have always deserved — timely, affordable, and grounded in lived experience. 

A: Unmute the Womb is our flagship storytelling and advocacy campaign. It exists to break the silence, stigma, and lack of attention around uterine health in Africa. 

Too many African women are misdiagnosed, dismissed, or priced out of care. This campaign centers their stories—and demands the care, access, and attention they’ve always deserved. 

Unmute the Womb. Transform Care. is the campaign’s rallying cry. It signals our shift from invisibility to visibility, from pain to power, from silence to systems. 

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Have a story to share? If you’d like to share your story or lived experience, you can email us directly at stories@youterushealth.com.