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oesophageal cancer is more likely gynaecologist are vital for monitoring depression. While these conditions

if you regularly consume alcohol. and managing reproductive health. This are difficult enough to deal with on
Alcohol consumption can also enables any health issues to be detected their own, mental health issues can
affect your health in other ways - it as early as possible, and to be managed also have a negative impact on your

has a negative effect on calcium so that they do not impact your fertility. physical and cognitive health.
production which can contribute to
the development of osteoporosis look after your heart health stress can cause anything from minimal
or worsen existing osteoporosis. Most women still mistakenly think symptoms such as bruxism (grinding
that heart problems are only a male teeth in your sleep) to panic attacks.
Osteoporosis, where the body’s concern. This is far from the truth, as it some health experts believe that
production of bone decreases with age is estimated that one in four women chronic stress also puts women at an
and results in a loss of bone density, is a will die of heart disease. Heart disease increased risk of developing serious
serious condition that increases the risk and heart attack among women of illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease.
of broken bones and related injuries, all ages, even as young as 29 years
as the bones become more brittle and old, are on the increase. According to The stigma of seeking help from a
susceptible to injury. Postmenopausal the us Library of Medicine and the mental health professional should
women are more at risk than any Heart and stroke Foundation of south have no place in today’s society. seeing
other group due to a drop in the Africa, heart disease is the second most a mental health professional could
production of oestrogen, a hormone common cause of death in women. be critical to protect not only your
that protects against osteoporosis. mental health, but in fact your overall

You can help counteract the effects The risk of heart disease increases health. Because many health insurance
of age and decreased oestrogen with age, and studies have found that plans now recognise therapy as a
production with a daily supplement the rate of heart attacks increases for health need, seeing a mental health

that contains adequate doses of women 10 years after menopause. It’s specialist is just as affordable as seeing
calcium, vitamin D and magnesium. believed that the drop in oestrogen any other medical professional.

production influences the flexibility
smoking cigarettes and a poor and health of blood vessels. do women and men age
diet are two other contributors to differently?
osteoporosis that should be avoided. Obesity and diabetes are two other There’s no question that men and

culprits behind the rise in cardiovascular women age differently. Obviously
visit your gynaecologist disease among women, especially genetics, lifestyle, nutrition, and
annually those younger than 40 years of environment affect how people

Your gynaecologist can assess your age. Following a healthy diet and of either gender age, but the rate
general health and recommend maintaining a healthy body mass index and way that men and women
additional health interventions, taking (BMI) are two things every woman age is completely different.

into consideration your medical history, should start doing at a young age.
health status and specific circumstances. Not only do the male and female body

During your appointment, a breast make mental wellness a top respond differently to aging, but there

examination and other cancer priority is also a considerable psychological
screening tests will also be done. Mental health is one of the most difference in how men and women

pressing women’s health issues age. This means that the process of
For women who have not yet today, with women being more likely aging can be an entirely different

had children, annual visits to the than men to suffer from anxiety and experience for the two sexes.

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