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Tests and Procedures Women Should Have Before Reaching Their 60s

Prevention is an integral part of a person’s healthcare. For adult women nearing 60 years of age, it’s all the more important to know the current status of their health. If you aim to enjoy your life even at that age, you have to be aware of your overall health.

There are a couple of variables that significantly impact your overall health: genetics and your lifestyle. Both influence every symptom that your body may feel and health condition you may have, and aging is a factor that compounds them. Although you can’t prevent aging and alter your genetics, you can change your lifestyle. It takes having the initiative and the right mindset to do that before reaching 60, a tender age for a woman.

Regardless of how great you feel, you have to get yourself checked to know how healthy you really are. Taking action means being proactive and setting appointments for screenings, check-ups, treatments, and therapies. Learn about the tests and procedures women should have before reaching 60 in this article.

Tipping the Scales

Start with the basics, such as stepping on the weighing scale and checking your current body weight. It’s simple because you don’t have to go to a healthcare provider to do this, and knowing your weight will help point out what you need to work on physically.

One thing generally talked about body weight is losing it because the risks of obesity and being overweight are well documented throughout history. What most people tend to overlook is being underweight. Weighing under what is recommended can also cause physical health problems, especially when you reach 60.

Excessive weight gain and declining muscle mass are both common health issues for aging women. Both can occur once you hit menopause, a stage in a woman’s reproductive health cycle that serves as a precursor to hormonal imbalance, affecting your metabolism, which is the ability of your body to burn fat.

Weigh yourself regularly to monitor it. Monitoring your weight during perimenopause is an advisable starting point to address every possible risk that can happen as you continue to age. Throughout your monitoring, consult your doctor to determine your current hormone levels and help you bring them to normal via different treatments such as BHRT for women.

Blood Pressure

Another basic medical test for adults, in general, is checking their blood pressure. Blood pressure is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels. So it’s crucial to know where your blood pressure is at to determine your heart’s health.

Having high blood pressure increases your risk of contracting heart disease, among other life-threatening medical conditions. It’s recommended to have your blood pressure checked annually, but it can vary, particularly if you have pre-existing medical conditions that may cause it. It can’t be overstated that you need to maintain normal blood pressure to increase your chances of reaching 60 and onward.

Breast Exam and Mammogram

One of the usual costs of breast cancer is aging. First, you must identify if you have it because this type of cancer naturally happens to women, and there’s no cure for cancer. The best way to combat it, as with every disease or medical condition, is prevention. 

The objective of getting a mammogram is to detect breast cancer. Regular periodic mammograms are essential for finding cancerous anomalies in a woman’s breast because sometimes it can take up to three years for a doctor to feel something. According to Cancer.org, the ideal age for a woman to start getting regular mammograms begins at 40 to 44.

Bone Density Test

Women are more prone to having osteoporosis as they age. This is because women have thinner bones than men, and estrogen production by women’s glands weakens once they reach menopause, causing bone loss. In essence, that makes aging increases the risk factors for osteoporosis.

Have yourself checked up to know if you have high risks of osteoporosis so they can refer you for a bone density test. The test result will determine what methods your doctor will prescribe and recommend to reduce your risk of osteoporosis.

Wrap up

You deserve to continue living your best life even at an older age. Take control of your overall health and schedule an appointment for these tests to screen yourself. Be in your best condition and maintain it until your 60 and beyond.

Author’s Bio:

Though not a medical professional, Hodge Racter knows a lot about medical topics, including hormone replacement (having undergone the procedure himself) and medical weight loss surgeries. Today, he remains spry and energetic despite his age, and when he’s not doing freelance work, he’s having quality time with his wife and two dogs. For more information, please visit https://www.hormonekc.com

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