National Call Your Doctor Day:

Celebrated on the second Tuesday of June every year, the National Call Your Doctor Day is a reminder for all women to schedule their yearly health examinations.

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Why National Call Your Doctor Day?

It is a point to ponder on how many of us are well versed with the health history of our families. If your family has a risk or precursor of cancer, then it is important to check with your doctor on the possibility of the risks you have to mitigate. The chances of ovarian and breast cancer increase in the case of women and it is therefore important for women to take a health exam regularly to keep their bodies in check. The Well-woman exam focuses on checking the health of women, assessing the risk of breast and ovarian cancer in them.

Bright Pink, an organization dedicated to helping women lead healthy lives, reaches out to more than 52 million women across the world and consults them on their lifestyle, habits, and health choices. Founded by Lindsay Avner, in the year 2007, who had to undergo a double mastectomy, the organization emphasizes the importance of focusing on one’s health, especially for women. The day is one of the many paths to spread awareness about the program and to educate women on the need to take care of their lifestyle and health choices.

How can we observe National Call Your Doctor Day?

It is important to pay attention to your health, more so if you are a woman as you are shouldering a lot of responsibilities. On this National Call Your Doctor Day, here are a few things you can do to make sure your health gets the priority it deserves.

1. The first step to do, if you have not already done it, is to schedule an appointment with the nearest doctor. Get yourself a Well-woman exam and make sure to get it done regularly too. If you have other women in the family, encourage them to take it as well.
2. You can organize an event with any local hospital or doctor to talk about the importance of taking health checkups regularly, for women in specific. You can share this through your social media platform and other channels with #NationalCallYourDoctorDay and spread awareness among your followers.
3. There have been a lot of advancements in the field of medicine now and it would be prudent to keep yourself abreast of the latest developments in the industry. This would help you to stay tuned with the latest updates and take steps accordingly in any situation.

Interesting facts about National Call Your Doctor Day:

On this day, let us get to know some interesting and intriguing information about women, their health, and other related fields of interest.

1. The first femal doctor in America was Elizabeth Blackwell who graduated in 1849 from Geneva Medical College in New York, with an MD.
2. It was in the year 1916 when the first clinic for birth control was opened by Margaret Sanger in Brooklyn, NY. It was the first in the country.
3. Premenstrual Syndrome or PMS was first identified by Robert Tilden Frank. He published a paper where he mentions the link of these disturbances with the ovarian cycles.
4. It was in 1933 when the first disposable tampon was introduced and was patented by Dr. Earle Haas.
5. It was in the year 1960 when Enovid, an oral contraceptive was first approved by FDA. And in just two years, nearly one million women in the country have already started using it.
6. Apart from pregnancy, it is shown through studies that women have 33% more chances of visiting a doctor, as they are very conscious about health.
7. It is recommended for women who are 21 years and older to check with a gynecologist at least twice a year.
8. Lisa Lindahl, a runner and a graduate student from the University of Vermont, invented the sports bra as we know it today to give more support to breasts for women athletes. She used the jockstraps of men for support.

History of National Call Your Doctor Day:

The non-profit organization Bright Pink, which focuses on the health of women founded this day in the year 2016. The day was first celebrated on the 21^st of June in 2016 and is being celebrated every second Tuesday in June since then.