Women's health issues to be aware of at different ages

For Women's Health. It really depends on the age. So for very young adult women. Some of the big issues are STD prevention STD screening also getting regular pap smears and the good news is that after a certain age women no longer need pap smears and that's typically around age. 65 other things that women should be screened for breast cancer with a mammogram that typically starts around age 40 depending on your risk factors. When cancer screening is also important but doesn't typically start until you're about 50 again depending on risk factors and it's important to get in to see your doctor every year so that you can check and make sure that you're up to date on all of your things that you need to be doing. Also. It's a good time to talk to your doctor about some other health improvements that you can be making and it's very important to keep your physical health your mental health good and so working with your doctor to do that. Important also as women get older as everybody gets older. It's important to have some advance directive discussions with your doctor, too. When I try to think of the reasons why people don't come in for exams one of one or one reason people do come in for exams is because their spouse made them which which is a legitimate reason good enough. It works one reason why people don't come in for an exam as I think they're a little bit afraid of what the doctors going to say. If they haven't been in in years. They might be afraid that the doctor will find something that's like diabetes or something like that and even though that could be a scary thing. It's far better to find And start dealing with it then to just ignore it some people I think some one reason why people don't go to the doctors is if they don't have health insurance and there are many clinics in town that take people that don't have any health insurance and also st. Luke's works with people with payment plans or sliding scale depending on their finances. I think as a woman is just so important to take care of yourself. So many women are focused around taking care of their families and doing a good job at work and it's important to really take care of yourself because if you're not in good health, you're not going to be around to take care of those that depend on you or love you.