Health Checklist for Women over 50

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality -AHRQ- has check lists available for men over 50 and women over 50. Both list have some similarities.

The basic recommendations are

• Be tobacco free
• Get to and stay at and ideal body weight
• Consume no more than one alcoholic beverage per day
• Be physically active
• Eat a healthy diet
• Ask your doctor if you should take aspirin
• Keep you immunizations up to date

Then men and women diverge:

• If your Mom or Sister had breast cancer, talk to your Doctor about medication to prevent it.
• If you are post-menopause (no period for 12 consecutive months) talk to your doctor about your need for estrogen therapy

Some of the screening tests are the same

• Diabetes, Hypertension, BMI, Blood pressure, Cholesterol, HIV, STDs, andColon Cancer screen

There are a few unique to women like

• Screening for breast and cervical cancer

The idea is to be informed and get things done that make a difference. This check list is a good one to discuss with your Doctor. Most of these things are quite easy to arrange and many are quite easy.Don’t put off your screening.

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