30's Health Check List

If you are a working lady or a mom of a or numbers of children, dont overwhelmed or stuffed yourself with all the hassle. Spare yourself some time to have a body check to make sure everything is alright. Better to prevent than sorry.

In Your 30's
TEST: Thyroid Check
WHO TO SEE: Your GP
WHY: Hypothyroidism, an underactive thyroid, affects women as much as seven times more than men. Undetected, it can lead to weight gain, joint pain, infertility and even heart disease.
HOW OFTEN: Once every five years starting at age 35.
FAST FACT: Up to 12 million people in the U.S. who have thyroid disease go undiagnosed, notes the American Thyroid Association.

TEST: HPV Test
WHO TO SEE: Gyno
WHY: Two types of HPV cause about 70 percent of all cervical cancers. After age 30, women are less likely to clear the cancer-causing infections.
HOW OFTEN: Request an HPV test with your Pap. If both results are normal, you may not need to be screened for another three years. But no matter how old you are, if your Pap comes back abnormal, ask your doc about getting tested.

Originally published in FITNESS Magazine, June 2009.

Article adapted from LHJ

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