Women's health: annual check-ups and other scary stuff

While many of us might be living in great communities with a plethora of information about how to take care of ourselves and an ability to easily access a medical professional to check our reproductive and overall health, please remember, that it might not be the case for everyone we're chatting with here on 7Cups. Based on where we live, what family or culture we grow up in, how supportive and informative the adults around us have been, there can still be a lot of tabus, stigmas and unknowns when talking about women's health.

Many might not be open to hearing about it let alone discuss it, however, I'd like to suggest a little movement. It doesn't have to be on 7Cups because we're not here to give advice. But we're here to support each other. As someone who knows far too well how it feels to be scared to schedule a gyno appointment, how easy it is to postpone it because of having an insurance, and what change it can make to have a little encouragement - please encourage your friends to seek professional medical check-ups!

Not everywhere (sadly), but in many places all over the world free clinics are available for women, such as Planned Parenthood, for example. Encourage each other to get regular check-ups, share information on how to access services, care for your sisters, friends and neighbors. Our health is not a taboo, and we can help to destigmatize it one little step at a time.