Capital Women's Care Presents:

A Women's Guide to Health: Ages 50-64

Because we want you to have the tools you need to stay healthy, Capital Women's Care has created its guide to a woman's health at every age. We urge you to discuss the following items with your doctor:

• 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