A Woman's Guide to Health:
Ages 50-64
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Ages 50-64
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Because we want you to have the tools you need to stay healthy, Capital Women's Care has created this guide to a woman's health at every age. Make sure to print this page so you can discuss it with your physician at your next visit.
- Procedures:
- Height and weight
- Blood pressure
- Breast exam
- Tests:
- Pap Test
- Glucose
- Bone density - after 50 or menopause
- Pelvic Exam
- Vision
- Cholesterol screening
- Mammogram
- Rectal exam
- Fecal occult
- TSH (thyroid stimulant hormone)
- Urinalysis
- Blood BRCA1 and 2 if known risk for breast cancer
- Colonoscopy
- Immunizations:
- Tetanus-diphtheria booster
- Flu shot
- Pneumonia (depends on exposure)
- Hepatitis B - if not at birth
- Exercise & Eating:
- Importance of daily exercise
- Eating right
- Menopause:
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Osteoporosis:
- Prevention
- Detection
- Treatment
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