Family medicine · Colombo, Sri Lanka

Dr. Rashmira Balasuriya. Medicine, written down.

Family physician, writer and medical educator, making women’s health and sexual & reproductive health make sense. Taking the myths apart one post at a time.

Works with UNFPA·IPPF·Family Planning Association·oDoc
Dr. Rashmira Balasuriya, photographed in scrubs with a stethoscope.
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BSc (Hons) MBBS PGCert (MedEd) DFM MSc (Sexual Health)
Has worked with
UNFPA IPPF Family Planning Association oDoc Vida Medical
Dr. Rashmira Balasuriya in scrubs, smiling to camera.
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the medic behind the scribbles
The story

Just another medic trying to figure it out and writing it all down.

The scribbles started as exactly that: the notes of a junior doctor navigating the Sri Lankan healthcare system, written for the medical students and young doctors walking the same corridors a few years behind me.

“I firmly believe in reducing the amount of misinformation and myths out there, simplifying and demystifying the medical world.”

Today it’s grown into something bigger: a practice in Family Medicine, a postgraduate path through women’s health and sexual & reproductive health, and a platform where evidence gets to speak louder than embarrassment. Some posts are for doctors. Most are for you.

Rashmira
What she covers

Four things, done properly.

Each area routes into real content, real talks and real consultations, not a brochure page.

Start here

468 posts. Here’s your way in.

Her writing and reels, sorted by the question that brought you here. Each path opens the matching work.

Myth vs fact

Heard this one? Tap it.

Six things people are told about their bodies and what the evidence actually says. In her voice, from the topics she covers.

Myth “Using a tampon means you’re no longer a virgin.” Tap for the fact ↻
Fact Virginity has nothing to do with tampons. A tampon is a hygiene product, nothing more. Tap to flip back
Myth “You only need a breast check if you feel a lump.” Tap for the fact ↻
Fact Skin, shape and nipple changes matter too. Regular awareness is for every age, not just after a scare. Tap to flip back
Myth “PCOS means you can’t have children.” Tap for the fact ↻
Fact PCOS can make conceiving harder, not impossible. With the right care, many people with PCOS have healthy pregnancies. Tap to flip back
Myth “The pill causes infertility later in life.” Tap for the fact ↻
Fact Fertility typically returns after stopping the pill. It does not cause long-term infertility. Tap to flip back
Myth “Irregular periods are always normal. Just wait it out.” Tap for the fact ↻
Fact Sometimes they are and sometimes they’re a signal worth checking. Persistent changes deserve a conversation with a doctor. Tap to flip back
Myth “Sexual health is only something to think about when something’s wrong.” Tap for the fact ↻
Fact Sexual health is part of overall health: routine, preventive and nothing to be embarrassed about. Tap to flip back
Speaking & partners

On stages, panels and airwaves.

From UNFPA Sri Lanka campaigns to oDoc’s DocTalks, Dr. Balasuriya brings clinical credibility to public conversations as a speaker, moderator and advocate for sexual & reproductive health education.

i.Sexual & reproductive health education
ii.Women’s health advocacy
iii.Countering medical misinformation
iv.Medical education & mentorship

Institutional work with UNFPA Sri Lanka, IPPF, the Family Planning Association, oDoc (DocTalks) and Vida Medical.

Available for
Panels, keynotes, campus talks and expert comment.

Tell me the date, the audience and the brief. I will tell you straight away whether I am the right voice for it.

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The writing

Where the scribbling happens.

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Build your brief

Tell me what you need. I’ll write the email.

Most enquiries die because nobody wants to draft the first message. Answer three things and this builds the brief for you, then hands it over ready to send.

01What are you planning?
02On which subject?
03Who is it for and roughly when?
Your brief

Pick an option and your brief starts writing itself here.

Opens in your email app with everything filled in. Nothing is sent from this page and nothing is stored.

Work with me

Let’s make health make sense.

Three ways in. Each one opens a pre-written email. Tell me the date, the audience or the brief and I’ll take it from there.

Not ready to write? Just follow along. That’s how most of this started. @scribblingsofamedic
Work with me