Health Care for Women

Women have been synonymous with multi tasking-juggling careers, motherhood, and household chores. This hectic lifestyle forces, health issues to take a back seat. To ensure a healthy lifestyle, it is imperative that women acquire health related literacy. Research has shown that 90% women are not concerned about their health due to lack of health care literacy, which has it’s consequences for the entire family.

Obesity in women is responsible for triggering off, a series of other health related problems. Most women would feel more positive about themselves if they could maintain an ideal body weight. Obesity however, can become a catalyst for heart disease , high blood pressure, diabetes , arthritis, back pain, some cancers, and infertility .Specific diet plans are popular but difficult to follow instead adopting healthy habits can go a long way in achieving physical and mental fitness.

Breast and ovarian Cancer : Women have been susceptible to these cancers which can turn fatal, unless detected at an early stage. Routine mammography and any changes in the breast should be evaluated by a physician. It has been proven that women over 40 years of age and in younger women with a family history of breast cancer have improved the survival rate of breast cancer patients by 2% per year over the last ten years.

Unfortunately, ovarian cancer remains more difficult to detect at the early and most curable stages. The symptoms of ovarian cancer are fairly nonspecific and often go undiagnosed. Change in urine production, bowl movements, gas production, indigestion, or weight in addition to pelvic pain, painful intercourse, or feeling of fullness should be discussed with a physician and an exam should be scheduled.

Women HealthMenopause is part of the normal life cycle of women. The average age for women to reach menopause is about 51 years. Many women welcome this new phase which life brings- liberty from pregnancy and child-raising responsibilities. However, it is important for women to seek medical advice in case menopause occurs on account of poor health or other reasons. Also post-menopausal women are at a greater risk (as much as double the risk of younger women or men) of heart attacks, cholesterol levels , which increase more rapidly in women over 50 from diet or other factors including smoking, increase the risk of heart disease.

Information and awareness can empower women to enjoy better health and lifestyle. Research and advances are continually being made in women's disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Women’s health and fitness requires constant attention. So why wait…Start your journey, to attain a healthy lifestyle-NOW!!