Living Well Through the Ages

Teens. Today’s adolescents not only face dramatic physical and hormonal changes within their bodies but they must deal with a range of societal issues. While teens may complain of being treated like children or having no voice in family decisions, the reality is that teens make daily decisions that impact their lives forever. The UT Center for Women's Health invites you to explore basic facts about how teens grow and discover the host of challenges and choices they face.

20s. The 20s and 30s often are described as the reproductive years because most women who bear children do so during these two decades. During these years, women face time management challenges as they manage careers, learn to love and relate, plan families and develop the intrinsic time management skills needed to balance life, love and health. Now more than ever, healthy diets, regular exercise, practicing safe sex, avoiding smoking, drugs, excessive alcohol use and managing a normal weight all pay huge dividends for long-term health. The Center for Women's Health invites you to explore childbirth, breast health and other pertinent topics.

40s. Now’s the time for maintaining or developing a healthy lifestyle that emphasizes good nutrition, regular exercise and weight maintenance, because this is the timeframe when the early stages of common disorders to begin to show. Mammograms and breast exams, watching for signs of heart disease or menopause – all are health issues affecting women in their 40s and 50s. Should you undergo hormone replacement therapy? How do you check for skin cancer? Are you at risk for diabetes? Explore this site to learn about common women’s disorders and what you can do to avoid or delay life-altering disorders.

60s. During these years, many disorders affect women far more drastically than men. If you have lived a healthy lifestyle, you probably are reaping many benefits. Your body will continue to change, but your habits will serve you well. You still will want to talk with your doctor about osteoporosis (bone thinning) and what you can do to avoid this disease, get flu and pneumonia vaccinations each fall, visit your doctor for regular checkups, have your sight and hearing checked, and know your blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Learn about these health issues and the steps you can take to avoid or reduce the severity of disease.

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