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Urologist, comphrehensive sexual medicine, - sexual health for all genders. Researcher, advocate, Beyonce stan. Founder VULVAi

Los Angeles, CA

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@MariaUloko

Maria Uloko MD

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My dad has spent the last 4 years getting his PhD while working two full time jobs. He did it because he didn’t want me to be the only Doctor in the family. At the age of 65, world, meet Dr. Emmanuel Uloko 😭 my father, my biggest cheerleader and who I compare every man to.

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Maria Uloko MD

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As a board-certified urologist that specializes in sexual health for ALL sexes... I mean this when I say "medical sexism is real." Men and women are not getting the same level of care, access to care or even scientific integrity in their care.

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2. Vasectomies are done under local anesthesia/sedatives as standard practice. An IUD placement however is done without medication despite the immense pain that can be associated with it. It's so prevalent that articles have been written about this experience.

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Wow, you all thank you so much for the kind words on my father. He’s floored and overwhelmed by the support. Never in his wildest dreams would he think he’d get such a response! If you loved this story, check out my podcast @BattleCryPod for more stories of diversity in STEM!

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It is so deeply ingrained in our system that we don't even notice it. So let's give some very obvious examples. 1. Hormones are celebrated for men's health and fear mongered in women despite both potentially causing cancer and side effects.

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When I told my medical school appointed advisor that I was in my second term of being our medical school class president- "It's so hard being a white male in medicine now that they are giving away our leadership spots to people like you" #BlackintheIvory

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3. When we do cancer surgeries for men (prostate/bladder) we have therapies invented to address the potential quality of life issues afterward. It wasn't until 2024, that the AUA had a course addressing sexual health for women after urologic cancer surgeries

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4. We have so much data that HRT is a safe and most effective way to prevent diseases for menopausal people like heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, colon cancer, gynecologic cancers, debilitating symptoms etc. Yet many people experiencing menopause can't find doctors to go to.

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7. When a man comes in with bothersome urinary symptoms we have a whole protocol that helps guide us to get down to the root cause. When women present with bothersome urinary symptoms we call it a UTI and give them antibiotics without exploring other options.

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5. We perform open abdominal surgery on pregnant people (C-section) without general anesthesia- I can't imagine how well this would go with if these were male bodies. I am not a gambler but I would bet we would have created new protocols/research to enhance the experience

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6. We overwhelm our OB/GYN colleagues with non-sensical consults whenever we have a pregnant person because we feel so uncomfortable. We have so sequestered all of women's health to one specialty despite women making >50% of the population.

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This one is wild. I found that up to 88% of people that initially came to my clinic for recurrent UTIs were actually a vulvar condition. We treated their vulva we stopped the infections.

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10. My men's health clinic was high fives and smiles but my women's health clinic was always tears. ALWAYS. These tears were caused by a system that has neglected them. Told them diseases that are easily treated are chronic or have your experience dismissed, you would cry too.

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12. We analyzed PubMed articles and the number of articles published on penises was >53,000 and vulva research ~2500. Yall, this is bad. Just very bad.

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8. 1 in 4 women/vulva owners will have chronic pelvic pain. Yet it takes 7 years on average to get a diagnosis. I can diagnose these patients in 30 minutes (give or take 10-15 minutes) and that's because I got additional training to learn it.

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Maria Uloko MD

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You can't watch a sporting event without hearing a commercial for testosterone therapy for low T. When they decide to go to a doctor to discuss this, they are rarely dismissed AND there are even whole clinical guidelines on how to make sure they are safe while taking it.

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9. 100% of vulva owners will experience dysfunction and yet most physicians including gynecologists are not taught about the vulva especially as it changes throughout the lifespan

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To get vulvar research funded, I have even applied for penile research funding opportunities and tied in why caring about the vulva helps the penis owner.

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11. Let's not even go into research funding. On average, the NIH has spent roughly less than a dollar/person with pelvic pain. As a researcher of all genitals/sexes, I've never had to worry about finding funding for any study i want to do with men or penises.

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We can't start addressing these issues if we don't start naming it. We need better funding for women's health, we need better protocols for diagnosis and treatment, we need better training for doctors, we need education reform for students, we need better research.

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This is not something that gynecologists should just handle on their own. Every physician that took the hippocratic oath should care about this. First do no harm....and the stats are showing that we aren't doing that.

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Maria Uloko MD

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If we want to talk about increasing diversity and inclusion in surgery, (a triggering 🧵) we have to normalize female surgical residents having children and lose the antiquated patriarchal idea that we as women are privileged to be joining the “boys club” of surgery so we must

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These are just a few examples that come to mind immediately but there are so many more. Being able to take care of the sexual health of all sexes, has given me a unique perspective of how people access care, who is valued, and who is believed/prioritized.

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Maria Uloko MD

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✔️Med school by 17, med school grad by 23, urologist by 28 ✔️First black woman from my medical school to match into urology ✔️First black woman to graduate from the University of Minnesota urology program 🔲Hug Oprah 🔲First of many- make sure I'm not the last

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Maria Uloko MD

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I started med school at 17 and I am now 30 years old. I’ve spent almost half of my life in medicine. In all that time, I have seen more unprofessional behavior in people wearing button downs below knee dresses, and Dockers than people with braids, pink hair, piercings or tattoos

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It’s true! We do!

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New attending, who dis?

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Maria Uloko MD

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Last First Day of “School”! Love that my badge no longer says resident 🎉

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Maria Uloko MD

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To all the people sharing their story I see you and hold space. To those taking offense to calling for medical equality, not sure who hurt y’all. My job is to help everyone have better sex lives and healthy genitals. Sex is often a team sport and I want all my players healthy!

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Maria Uloko MD

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If women knew how little the medical field is trained about their bodies- all the poor health stats you see would start making sense. Women are not “difficult” or “challenging” the healthcare system is just largely ignorant and we blame you instead of addressing our ignorance.

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Maria Uloko MD

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Did I wear a tweed dress and ombré glitter booties to my last fellowship clinic? Duh. I look like a surgeon…because I am one! ❤️❤️ #tweedandglitter

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Maria Uloko MD

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Pro tip: when recruiting a Black woman who addresses her safety concerns about moving to your city - don’t lash out AGGRESSIVELY with “I don’t see color” which I replied “That’s a dangerous rhetoric that will get people killed. Also you may not see color but your patients will”

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Maria Uloko MD

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LAST DAY OF TRAINING EVER! 13 years of brutal sacrifice to achieve this dream. I started this journey as a naive 17 year old immigrant kid unaware where it would take me. Grateful for the lessons I’ve learned through it all. The most important one: I am so much more than medicine

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Maria Uloko MD

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Let’s talk about care delivery gaps in women’s health.🧵 This tweet sums it up perfectly. The focus of Ob/GYN is reproductive health. Full stop. Yet they are tasked with taking care of the whole patient without getting that formal training.

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I can’t change being Black or a female (nor would I want to this melanin is fire) in a male dominated mostly white field of surgery. But I can change the conversations. Thank you for coming to my TedTalk. #medtwitter #DiversityandInclusion #ilooklikeasurgeon #changemakers

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Three urologists/prosthetic surgeons, melanated and moisturized! Won’t He do it!🙌🏿🙌🏿

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Wait till she hears about perimenopause…. All these symptoms - all the time for ~4-8 years. BUT ALAS there is a way to get rid of these symptoms and stop the suffering but most doctors refuse or discourage you from taking them bc of bad interpretation of research/data. 🙃🙃

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Bolu Babalola is genuinely on leave 🍯&🌶

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Periods are so shocking every time. What do you mean blood? What do you mean cramps? Back ache? Boob ache? Head ache? Digestive issues? Wanting to cuddle and wanting to kill and craving this one dessert you had at an all-inclusive with your family years ago when you were 8

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My goal in academia is restructuring how the external vulvar exam is taught. We spend so much time in medical school on anatomy and yet a majority of graduating medical students/residents do not know how to examine the vuvla. We need to do better for our patients.

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Maria Uloko MD

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Hi, I’m Dr. Maria Uloko! I’m a urology fellow at San Diego Sexual Medicine/Scripps specializing in male and female sexual medicine, infertility and prosthesis! I am part of the 1% of black female urologists and strive to increase that number! #blackinurologyrollcall #blackinuro

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***And to clarify, “normalize anyone with a uterus having children during residency” Because not all who have them identify as female. *****

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We uphold traditions as a sign of toughness and prestige. “I did it, and so should they”. We have to start questioning an archaic system that upholds a one size fits all model that is often to the detriment of those that do not fit the mold of the stereotypical surgeon.

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This is, in part, is due to the disproportionate burden that women bear of pregnancy and care giving responsibilities. This is something near and dear to my heart-I had three miscarriages during residency-each time on 72 hour call or while operating.

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“HOW DO WE NOT KNOW THIS YET?!” A venting session on *one* of the many inequalities in sexual health turned into this project. This was a passion project in every turn of phrase. A urologist, gynecologist and gender affirming surgeon got mad and did science. Research is advocacy.

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Maria Uloko MD

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I share this story not for sympathy-I don’t need nor want it. That’s what my therapist and God are for. What I want is change. We have to start normalizing these experiences. In surgery, we wear our suffering with pride and as a badge of honor.

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Maria Uloko MD

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Deny, hide or be ashamed of our biology. There have been numerous research studies and articles on how the rigidity of surgical training disproportionally affects female surgical trainees despite the number of female medical students now surpassing that of males.

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Maria Uloko MD

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I “chose” to want to have children. My program was very family friendly yet my male colleagues never experienced the mental, physical, logistical and emotional acrobatics that their female colleagues experienced. Yet we say surgical training is “fair”.

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We really need to reimagine what professionalism actually looks like.

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Maria Uloko MD

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I completed the case, put my orders in and walked up to OB before the next case. I completed my call weekend all while scheduling a DNC for an afternoon I had no cases or clinic. I prioritized my patients and my responsibility over myself because this was my cross to bear

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Maria Uloko MD

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The idea that penises, unlike the rest of the body, are supposed to function optimally up until death is so toxic. The shame from this is a huge barrier to treatment for many patients. We don't shame people for needing a hip or knee replacement. We should not shame people for ED.

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Goodbye and good riddance to my twenties! This is 30! Can’t wait to see what the next decade holds!

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Maria Uloko MD

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@tallthincurly Yeah, I’m the Blacker, taller, more attractive female Doogie Howser.

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Maria Uloko MD

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Do not attack me for making your recruiting process more inconvenient for you by addressing real issues when there are people being killed?! This is a woman who did not come to play. Your delusion of the world is not my burden to entertain.

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I’m all about educating and furthering the advancement of future generations. It is a passion of mine. But a last minute ask because you can’t fill the slots on a topic I don’t even know? After a week like this? I respectfully decline. Mood fo Eva. #MedTwitter #nahfrommedog

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For my recurrent UTI, chronic pelvic pain, post sex UTI, recurrent vaginal infections, IC peeps- if there was a tool you could use to find the root cause, learn how to get diagnosed and treated quicker, and track symptom progress- like this post. I’m tryin to see something👀

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During residency, I remember turning off the microphone on the robotic console so no one could hearing me crying while listening to the OR staff make light of the George Floyd murder. Fast forward to fellowship-

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Maria Uloko MD

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the entire office had open discourse about the horror of today’s events. Being in inclusive safe spaces is a gift in medicine and one I don’t take lightly.

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Maria Uloko MD

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I could write a book on how many of these stories I’ve heard. It makes it hard not to speak up and start saying the quiet part out loud. ALL specialties need to know how diseases can present differently in women and how to treat it. This affects us all.

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That means things like brain health, heart health, mental health, gut health, metabolic health, post partum health, sexual/vulvar health, menopause are just falling through the cracks. Why do women have more fatalities in heart attacks than men?

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Moral of the story: Always trust your gut and always ask just one more question.

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Maria Uloko MD

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On National Women’s Physicians Day, let’s steer the conversation to how we can make medicine/surgery more feasible for birthing people by creating comprehensive and fair maternity leave policies that support our workforce. There’s no way we can change the landscape without it

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One reason is bc they are misdiagnosed at higher rates bc their symptoms present differently than we were trained in medical school to observe. I had a patient recount her story of having a heart attack and the EMS person told her she was just having a panic attack.

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Maria Uloko MD

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This should be standard education for anyone who sees patients. There are too few doctors with the training to start filling the gaps in women’s health care but there aren’t enough of us. Thankful for @jjfitzgeraldMD for saying the quiet part out loud and starting the convo.

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She ended up needing a heart transplant bc her heart was so damaged by the time someone believed her. She had been symptomatic for weeks leading up to it and had even gone to her doctors who told her it was just stress and referred her to pelvic floor PT. PT for a heart attack.

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I find it wild that we continue to uphold traditions in surgical training that numerous studies have shown negatively affect women and minorities solely because it's "tradition". Fun fact: Many said traditions were created by a man deep in the throes of drug addiction.

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Maria Uloko MD

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Hey Millennials & Gen Z- did you know that menopause affects everyone with ovaries? Yet <10% of docs are trained on it. That's means 90% of doctors will not know how to treat or mange your symptoms. Let's bring the energy we have for reproductive rights to menopause access! 🔥

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Maria Uloko MD

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Happy Monday! Today feels like a great day to start vaginal estrogen for your peri-menopausal/menopausal patients with vaginas and recurrent urinary tract infections! Really any day is a great day to start! Everyone will thank you. Trust me. Love, your urologist

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Maria Uloko MD

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Hot take: We need to uncouple the idea of sex and reproduction in medicine especially when it comes to people with vaginas. Urology has done a great job of this for people with penises. We have infertility specialists + sexual med specialist +clear cut curriculum in our trainings

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Maria Uloko MD

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The more I learn about the history of OB/Gyn, the more I directly see how medical education has failed people with vulvas in their sexual health. Of course, a practice rooted in misogyny and racism will not prioritize sexual health and the quality of life of their patients.

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Maria Uloko MD

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Fun fact you didnt learn in health class: the human vulva literally starts to shrink without hormones. These changes happen starting ~ perimenpause and continue to get worse. The changes are silent until they aren’t. It leads to UTI’s, painful sex and vaginal infections.

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Maria Uloko MD

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QT did I do it right?

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Chase Anderson, MD, MS (K.C. Ardem) 🦸🏽‍♂️🏳️‍🌈

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QT with a black and white photo of you. Right after I left med school and returned to my best friends from college to be a bridesman and start residency. There was a puppy playpen at the wedding.💖

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Maria Uloko MD

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Hot take: the Golden Girls were the original Sex and City but with more substance and lived experiences

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Maria Uloko MD

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This structure is the vestibule. This is the location of pain in 90% of patients with vulvodynia. Yet, it’s barely mentioned in gynecology or urology. Make that make sense?🤔 We need to change medical textbooks and curriculums ASAP! (Also stay out of our uteruses) #AUA22

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Maria Uloko MD

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Sometimes you’re rushed for time and realize that your outfit looks like the it’s from the Diane Keaton Collection from Nordstrom.

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Maria Uloko MD

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Is today Tuesday or Thursday?

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Maria Uloko MD

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This is wild! Never thought I’d be mentioned on the Colbert show AND with my favorite collaborator @queersurgeon and the brilliant Dr. Paige Isabey. Thank you @colbertlateshow for highlighting this work! #surgeonscientist #getmaddoscience 🙀

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Maria Uloko MD

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Hello, new followers- let me introduce myself. My name is Maria Uloko, MD. Yes, I did graduate from medical school at 23. I completed a very competitive 6 year BLA/MD program at UMKC in Kansas City. I am the first Black person from my medical school to match in urology

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Maria Uloko MD

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Bonus #Blackinurology episode on @BattleCryPod featuring @Denise_DDoc ! Even though her Jollof is inferior, this woman is an absolute power house!

@BattleCryPod

TheBattleCryPodcast

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Dr. Denise Asafu-Adjei is currently a Fellow in Andrology at UCLA. She completed urologic residency at Columbia University. She obtained her B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and her M.D. from the University of Michigan. She also has a MPH from Harvard School of Public Health.

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Maria Uloko MD

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Dr. Bernice King asked me “aren’t you that urologist they were talking about?” I can officially cross that off my bucket list. 😱An honor to meet Dr. Martin Luther King’s daughter @berniceking and listen to her recount her legendary parents and how she is carving her own legacy.

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Maria Uloko MD

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Man on plane: what are you studying for? Me: my urology oral boards Man on plane: oh cool, are you a nurse? Me: No, women can be surgeons now too. One day my genitalia won’t make people have selective hearing.

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Maria Uloko MD

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and the first Black resident to ever graduate from the University of Minnesota urology program. These "historic moments" drive my activism to make urology more inclusive and diverse. I've also combined my love for STEM and narrative story telling to create, @BattleCryPod .

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Maria Uloko MD

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We love a sex med cross over. Getting to do research with my dear friend, @queersurgeon is made even better when you win an award for it. Thank you @SMSNA_ORG @ISSM_INFO for the honor.

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Maria Uloko MD

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Medicine is a privilege, a passion and I can’t believe I get to do what I love. But the most pride I have is never losing my humanity, finding my voice and defining what is important me even if it went against “tradition” or prestige. All before 30. (Small flex)

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Maria Uloko MD

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The best lesson I’ve learned as a chronic pelvic pain specialist- when a patient comes to see me it’s not my job to decide if their pain is real. My only job is to figure out why. We are taught to not believe patient’s pain unless we as the doctor think it’s valid.

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Maria Uloko MD

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Time is the most precious resource we have. Last week reminded me how much of a commodity it is. My dad had a medical complication that almost ensured we would no longer have time together. His chances of survival/recovery were not in his favor. I knew that and was prepared.

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Maria Uloko MD

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Next step in this journey: clinical professor at @UCSD_Urology and first ever fellow hired on as staff @SDSexualMed ! I get to continue working with my fave mentors, research, and teach the next generation of urologists and gynecologists all in a city I love.

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@UCSD_Urology is thrilled to welcome 4 new faculty members Dr Jennifer Anger: Transgender/IC Dr Aditya Bagrodia: Urologic Oncology Dr Darshan Patel: Men’s Health Dr Maria Uloko: Female Sexual Dysfunction @JenAngerMD @AdityaBagrodia @darshanpatelmd @MariaUloko @endourologyucsd

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Real talk, the way women are treated in medicine is one of the most deplorable and things I’ve witnessed is an understatement. Lack of research, lack of science, continued traditions that are rooted in racism and sexism and barely anyone questioning it. It has to end.

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD

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Jessica Pettway died of cervical cancer at age 36. She had 3 hospitalizations in 7 mos requiring 18 blood transfusions before anyone did a pelvic exam. Our tendency to dismiss women’s symptoms, especially if the women are Black or other WoC, literally kills. #MedTwitter

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Thank you @SWIUorg and @shene11e for the platform to talk about “the Dangers of Colorblindess”. I find these talks so rewarding and tear up every time. The things I used to shrink down or hide about myself to fit what I was told a urologist was, have now become my strength.

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Maria Uloko MD

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We need to stop framing sexual health for people with vulvas as a “niche”. If you are a health care provider who sees people with vulvas, you should have a differential diagnosis ready to go. It’s not only just but good patient care. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

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Maria Uloko MD

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Was my fellowship graduation delayed because I insisted it be at Drag Brunch? Yes. Was it the most fun graduation ceremony I’ve ever had despite being an attending for two months? Also yes! Thank you @SDSexualMed for indulging me and helping me find my passion in urology!

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Maria Uloko MD

2 years

Didn’t think I’d make friends on the internet growing up and yet here we are. Sex med and gender affirming surgery cross over. ❤️❤️ Happy early birthday @queersurgeon !

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@MariaUloko

Maria Uloko MD

2 years

Thank you @NationalMedAssn and @rfrankjones_uro for the opportunity to present on the overlap of urinary symptoms and vulvar pain conditions. We need to restructure our approach of “recurrent UTIs” and IC by thinking outside of the bladder. Vulvar health is urinary health. #NMA22

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@MariaUloko

Maria Uloko MD

4 months

Fun fact that I love sharing: If you’re getting UTI’s immediately after sex (less than 48 hours) it’s mostly not your bladder. There are several other things that can mimic UTI symptoms and many stem from the vulva/pelvic floor.

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@MariaUloko

Maria Uloko MD

4 years

Being told I "speak English really good" by my patients or hospital personnel when I tell them I'm Nigerian. British common wealth + several degrees = "I think you mean, I speak English really well...." #BlackintheIvory

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@MariaUloko

Maria Uloko MD

3 years

Publications hit different when they are in hardback. Thankful for my coauthor/frequent collaborator @drrachelrubin and the opportunity by @KevinLoughlin75 and @AShindelGHI to write this chapter. @SDSexualMed @UCSD_Urology #GPPPD

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@MariaUloko

Maria Uloko MD

4 years

When Trump won, my white male co-resident said to me. “Why are you so upset, he never said anything bad about Black people. He’s not that bad” I just stared in disbelief and uttered “Tolerating hate is never okay and so dangerous”. I’ve thought about that convo everyday since.

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@MariaUloko

Maria Uloko MD

4 years

It feels a little futile to study metabolic stone disease in the aftermath of a fascist coup made up of white supremacists and NEO-Nazis, a global pandemic that has been politicized with death tolls rising every day. 🤷🏿‍♀️ Welp, back to the books. Urology boards T-minus 4 days

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@MariaUloko

Maria Uloko MD

4 years

#blackmedtwitter Are you a Black palliative care provider or do you know of one? If so, would you be interested on being interviewed for a NYT story on the health disparities in palliative care? If so, DM me!

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@MariaUloko

Maria Uloko MD

4 years

My dad showed me articles about my himself getting his PhD on several Nigerian based websites. This makes me so happy that my dad got this recognition for all his hard work but also explains the uptick in Nigerian princes sliding into my DM’s. 🤔

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@MariaUloko

Maria Uloko MD

4 years

Am I going on safari or to the DMV? 🤷🏿‍♀️

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