October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in celebration of the month we're sharing our perspective's on women's health issues and how we address our own experiences as Black women.  

Time Stamp  

00:00 Theme Song  

00:23 Host Introduction  

00:34 Episode Topic Revealed  & Guest Introduction  

01:01 Learning Your Body  & Advocating For Yourself  1

8:22 Vulva Self Check? 

23:07 Caring For Your Vagina  

33:03 How often should you get tested for an STD/STI?  

39:20 Finding A Good Doctor  

48:34 Closing  

Resources: 

Top 10 Concerns: 

https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/ten-top-issues-for-women%27s-health https://www.healthgrades.com/right-care/womens-health/top-10-womens-health-concerns 

Vagina Rehab Doctor: 

instagram.com/vaginarehabdoctor https://www.vaginarehabdoctor.com/ 

Questions to Ask Your Provider: 

https://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/womens-health-checklist-questions-to-ask-your-provider 

Breast Self-Check:  

https://www.breastcancer.org/screening-testing/breast-self-exam-bse 

Vulva Self-Check: 

https://www.webmd.com/women/what-is-a-vaginal-self-exam https://www.nva.org/learnpatient/vulvar-self-examination/ (has pictures of the vulva with parts labeled) 

Vagina Hygiene Link: 

https://bloom-obgyn.com/vaginal-hygiene-dos-and-donts/ 

STD Clinics in Florida Link: 

https://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/sexually-transmitted-diseases/std-clinic-field.html 

Miracle of Love: www.miracleofloveinc.org 

Pelvic Exam vs Pap Smear: 

https://www.womenscare.com/pelvic-exam-vs-pap-smear-whats-difference/ 

Pap Smear Exam Info Link: 

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/pap-smear/about/pac-20394841#:~:text=How%20often%20should%20a%20Pap,combined%20with%20testing%20for%20HPV   

*** NOTE: This podcast and its hosts will not always be “politically correct”; we will get it wrong sometimes. We’re human–we are learning and unlearning–and you are too, so give us the same grace we give you.