National Call Your Doctor Day – Jun. 8, 2027

Expected National Call Your Doctor Day Deals

As a cause-driven observance, National Call Your Doctor Day focuses on awareness and access to care rather than commercial deals. Organizations like the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Office on Women’s Health (OWH) often share resources and educational campaigns. Local health clinics and community centers may offer free or low-cost screenings and consultations. Some health insurance providers, such as Blue Cross Blue Shield or Kaiser Permanente, might run campaigns emphasizing the importance of annual preventative visits covered under plans. Telehealth platforms like Teladoc Health may promote virtual consultations for initial discussions about routine care. We encourage everyone to visit their healthcare provider’s website or contact their insurance company for specific preventative care benefits and scheduling options.

History of National Call Your Doctor Day

The first milestone in terms of women’s health came in 1921 with the appearance of the first successful sanitary pad. The Kimberly-Clark company introduced Kotex (from the phrase ‘cotton-like texture’), which was made from Cellucotton and developed during World War I as bandage material.

In 1916, America got its first birth control clinic in Brooklyn, New York. In 1931, New York gynecologist Robert Tilden Frank came up with the concept of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in his paper stating that premenstrual disturbances were linked to ovarian cycles. Next, the first disposable tampon arrived in 1933 after Dr. Earle Haas patented it.

A breakthrough came in May 1960 when the FDA approved the sale of the first oral contraceptive, Enovid, which was also known simply as the Pill, manufactured by the Searle pharmaceutical company. Within two years, Enovid was being taken by more than one million women in the U.S.

Breast health saw advances when mammography came about in 1969 with the creation of low-radiation mammograms. And the first digital mammography machine was approved in 2000.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in 1973, against the state and federal restrictions on first-trimester abortions, deeming them unconstitutional. Much later, in 1999, the FDA finally approved the emergency contraceptive pill (Plan B) for prescription use. However, it took the FDA seven more years to approve Plan B available for over-the-counter sales to women over the age of 18. The age was lowered to 17 in July 2009.

Bright Pink, the NGO that founded Call Your Doctor Day, was founded by Lindsay Avner. She was the youngest woman in the U.S. to undergo a double mastectomy in 2007. Finally, on June 21, 2016, Bright Pink, announced National Call Your Doctor Day to encourage women to schedule their yearly Well-Woman Exam.

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