>>JENNIFER READY: HEALTHY THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL WOMEN’S HEALTH WEEK AND DOCTORS ARE REMINDING
WOMEN AND GIRLS TO MAKE THEIR
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH
A PRIORITY. THIS INCLUDES
KEEPING UP WITH ROUTINE
SCREENINGS
AND CHECKUPS, JOINING ME NOW IS
DOCTOR TERENCE SMITH, THE
WOMEN’S HEALTH SPECIALIST FROM
MAYO CLINIC. THANK YOU FOR
BEING WITH US THIS MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME. >>JENNIFER READY: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR WOMEN TO HAVE
THESE ROUTINE CHECKUPS.
>> WELL WOMEN HAVE VERY
UNIQUE HEALTH CARE NEEDS AND SO
THESE CHECKS UP THE CHECKUPS
ARE IMPORTANT FOR A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT REASONS. FIRST OF ALL
IT’S A TIME FOR A WOMAN’S
PHYSICIAN OR HEALTHCARE
PROVIDER TO ASSESS A WARM AND A
WOMAN’S CURRENT STATE
OF HEALTH. IT’S A TIME TO
DISCUSS STRATEGIES TO PREVENT
CHRONIC DISEASES. IT’S ALSO
IMPORTANT TO SCREEN FOR CERTAIN
DISEASES, WHETHER THAT
SCREENING FOR HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE DIABETES CHOLESTEROL
OR EVEN LITTLE DISORDERS
AND THEN IF WOMEN HAVE CHRONIC
MEDICAL CONDITIONS, IT’S ALSO A
TIME FOR HER POSITION TO
MONITOR THOSE DISEASES
FOR PROGRESSION.
>>JENNIFER READY: WHAT ROLE
DOES FAMILY HISTORY PLAY IN THE
NEED FOR WOMEN TO GET SCREENED
FOR SARIN ILLNESSES OR
DISEASES.
>> THAT IS AN EXCELLENT
QUESTION FAMILY HISTORY IS VERY
IMPORTANT IT’S VERY IMPORTANT
FOR WOMEN TO KNOW THEIR HISTORY
THEIR
FAMILY HISTORY. I WANT TO LAY
THAT TO THEIR HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS BECAUSE IT CAN IT
CAN CHANGE. HOW THE HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER WILL SCREEN A WOMAN
FOR CERTAIN CHRONIC CONDITIONS,
WHETHER THAT’S CANCERS OR HEART
DISEASE. IT CAN DEFINITELY
CHANGE THINGS.
>>JENNIFER READY: AND SOME OF
THE SCREENINGS DO VARY
DEPENDING ON THE AGE SO LET’S
START WITH THOSE WHO ARE
YOUNGER IN THEIR 20’S. WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY
SHOULD KEEP IN MIND FROM AN
ANNUAL WELLNESS PERSPECTIVE.
>> IN THE 20’S A LOT OF TIMES
THESE EXAMS MAY LARGELY FOCUSED
ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH.
THAT MAYBE PREVENTION OF
PREGNANCY WITH CONTRACEPTION OR
IT COULD BE PREPARING
FOR PREGNANCY. IT’S A GOOD TIME
TO ALSO TALK ABOUT SAFE
PRACTICES, BUT ONE OF THE BIG
THINGS THAT HAPPENS IN THE 20’S
IS THAT WE INITIATE CERVICAL
CANCER SCREENINGS WITH WHAT’S
COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE PAST
YEAR. AND SO THAT SHOULD START
AT
AGE 21. AND IF PAP SMEARS ARE
NORMAL AND WOMEN SHOULD GET PAP
SMEAR EVERY 3 YEARS WITHOUT
THEIR 20’S.
AND WHEN WE MOVE INTO THE 30’S
AND 40’S WHAT ABOUT THOSE YEARS
FOR WOMEN.
DURING THE 30’S, THOSE
EXAMS ARE FOR THE MOST PART
VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY ARE
IN THE 20’S, HOWEVER,
ONE THING THAT THAT CHANGES THE
INTERVAL OF ACTION OR CERVICAL
CANCER SCREENINGS.
EXAMS ARE NORMAL THOSE
SCREENING EXAMS CAN BE DONE
EVERY 3 TO 5 YEARS STARTING AT
AGE 30 AND WE CONTINUE PACKS WHERE’S ALL THE WAY UP TO AGE 65 HAS ONE WOMAN HAD A HISTORY
OF NORMAL ASKED TO SERVE UP
A CANCER SCREENING EXAMS IN THE
PAST.
>>JENNIFER READY: ONE OF THE OTHER COMMENTS SCREENINGS THAT WOMEN DO NEED TO GET IS
THE MAMMOGRAM. MAYBE THAT’S
WHAT YOU ARE GETTING TO NEXT.
BUT WHEN IS IT THE RIGHT TIME
FOR WOMEN TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE
GETTING THAT MAMOGRAM
REGULARLY.
>> WELL THE AMERICAN CANCER
SOCIETY RECOMMENDS THAT ALL
WOMEN SHOULD HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO INITIATE BREAST
CANCER SCREENINGS WITH A
MAMMOGRAM STARTING AT AGE 40
AND FOR THE MAJORITY OF WOMEN
AND THOSE OF BREAST CANCER, A
MAN FROM EITHER THE SCREENING
EXAMS WILL OCCUR EVERY SOME
CASES EVERY OTHER YEAR
AND THOSE EXAM SHOULD BE
CONTINUED THROUGHOUT A WOMAN’S
LIFE AS LONG AS HER LIFE
EXCEEDS 10 YEARS.
WHAT ABOUT WOMEN IN THEIR 50’S
AND 60’S.
YES, SO I DO WANT TO
JUST A QUICK SECOND AND SCALE
BACK TO THE 40’S FOR A SECOND
BECAUSE THIS IS A REALLY
CHALLENGING TIME PERIOD FOR A
LOT OF WOMEN. IT CAN BE A TIME
OF GREAT TRANSITION.
WOMEN CAN HAVE OBLIGATIONS THAT
WORKER OBLIGATIONS AT HOME.
THEY CAN HAVE THE MORE
ESTABLISHED IN THEIR
CAREERS, BUT FROM A HEALTH CARE
PERSPECTIVE, IT’S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO START GETTING ON
TOP OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK
FACTORS EARLY ON
BEFORE YOU CAN HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY DEVELOP
THESE PLAQUES IN THE HEART.
IT’S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE’RE CHECKING
CHOLESTEROL. IF YOU’VE GOT A
GOOD DIET AND MEDITERRANEAN
DIETS, ONE THAT’S REALLY GOOD
FOR HEART DISEASE LOWERING
BLOOD PRESSURE AND ALSO FOR
WEIGHT LOSS AND EXERCISE TO
EXERCISE IS REALLY GOOD FOR
THE HEART, A GOOD
RECOMMENDATION FOR EXERCISE IS
A 150 MINUTES OF MODERATE
INTENSITY EXERCISE IN A WEEK,
SO THAT CAN BE 30 MINUTES 5
TIMES A WEEK OR HOWEVER YOU
WANT TO SLICE IT.
BUT IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
GET ON TOP OF THOSE THINGS
EARLY ANOTHER THING THAT CAN
HAPPEN IN THIS TIME FRAME IN A
WOMAN’S LIFE IN HER 40’S.
IF SHE CAN START TO EXPERIENCE
HORMONAL FLUCTUATIONS AND THOSE HORMONAL FLUCTUATIONS CAN’T WAIT TO HEAR REGULARITY BUT
WINCHELL CYCLES AS A WOMAN IS
STARTING TO INSURANCE INDEMNITY
COSTS TRANSITION. WHAT WE COP
KERRY MET ABBAS
THAT CAN BE A CHALLENGING TIME
BECAUSE WHEN THEY CANNOT START
TO EXPERIENCE THOSE TYPICAL
MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS LIKE HOT
FLASHES NIGHT SWEATS AND
IRRITABILITY. SO MANY DIFFERENT
THINGS AND SO IT’S IMPORTANT
FOR WOMEN TO REGULARLY
CHECK IN WITH THEIR DOCTORS
PARTICULARLY THEIR WOMEN’S
HEALTH SPECIALIST TO ADDRESS
ALL OF THESE THINGS.
DOCTOR THIS IS A LOT OF GREAT
INFORMATION REAL QUICKLY BEFORE
WE LET YOU GO THERE IS AN EVENT
THAT IS HAPPENING NEXT WEEK.
>> YES SO THE MAYO IS GOING TO BE HOSTING A PANEL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DUVAL
COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL OF HEALTH
AND
WELLNESS SERIES. AND
ESSENTIALLY GOING TO BE A PANEL
OF WOMEN’S HEALTH EXPERTS FROM
THE FIELDS OF GYNECOLOGY IN IN
A HOSTILE SPECIALISTS IN
CARDIOLOGY IS REALLY TO PROVIDE
SOME MORE CLARITY ABOUT CHANGES
THAT OCCURRED ABOUT WHETHER
IT’S A WOMAN’S LIFETIME.
>>JENNIFER READY: DOCTOR