Women’s Health 65+

“It’s important to look after your health after menopause,
as changes due to ageing and lower levels of oestrogen can
increase your risk of developing certain health conditions”.1

Umbrella
What may the Women’s Health 65+ Umbrella include?

Depending on the Source (DotS) this Umbrella may include:

  • Women’s Health 50+
  • Women’s Health 60-Plus
  • Women’s Health 65+
  • Women’s Health After 50
  • Women’s Health Ages 65 Years and Older
  • Women’s Health Over 60

After Menopause

What is it important to note about health after menopause?

In What Is Menopause? Perimenopause, Menopause and Postmenopause: What Changes After Menopause? the (Australian) Jean Hailes for Women’s Health (JH) note:

“It’s important to look after your health after menopause, as changes due to ageing and lower levels of oestrogen can increase your risk of developing certain health conditions”.2

Checkups

What health checkups do women 65 and older require?

In Health Checks At Different Ages: Health Checks for Women Aged 60 and Older the JH explain:

Women’s Health 65+

  • “Have a blood pressure test every year
  • Check your body mass index (BMI) and waist measurement every year
  • Have a diabetes risk check every three years, and blood sugar test every year if you are at risk
  • Have a cholesterol test at least every five years
  • Have a cervical screening test every five years, or as advised by your doctor, until the age of 74
  • Regularly check the look and feel of your breasts
  • Have a mammogram every two years
  • Have a sexual health check if you are sexually active
  • Have a bowel cancer screen every two years
  • Have a urine test to assess kidney health every year.
  • Have a bone density scan every five years from the age of 70”.3

Vaccinations

What vaccinations do women 65 and older require?

In Health Checks At Different Ages: Health Checks for Women Aged 60 and Older – Vaccinations the JH note:

  • “Ask your doctor which vaccinations or boosters you need
  • If you are over 65, talk to your doctor about having a vaccine to protect you from shingles (a viral infection that causes a painful, blistering rash)
  • If you are over 70, talk to your doctor about having a pneumonia vaccine”.4

Hormone Therapy

Can hormone therapy (HT) be taken beyond age 65?

On page two in The North American Menopause Society Releases Its 2022 Hormone Therapy Position Statement, published 07 July 2022, the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) include:

  • “Hormone therapy does not need to be routinely discontinued in women aged older than 60 or 65 years and can be considered for continuation beyond age 65 for persistent VMS, quality-of-life issues, or prevention of osteoporosis after appropriate evaluation and counseling of benefits and risks
  • For women with GSM, vaginal estrogen (and systemic if required) or other nonestrogen therapies may be used at any age and for extended duration, if needed”.5


On page two in Deciding About Hormone Therapy Use, published July 2022, the NAMS note:

“If started in women aged older than 65 years, HT might increase the risk of dementia”.6

Health Care Provider

If I feel fine do, I still need to see my health care provider regularly?

Even if you feel fine, it may be in your best interest to choose to see your health care provider regularly.

In Health Screenings for Women Age 65 and Older: Information the (United States) MedlinePlus elaborate on:

“Even if you feel fine, you should still see your provider for regular checkups. These visits can help you avoid problems in the future. For example, the only way to find out if you have high blood pressure is to have it checked regularly. High blood sugar and high cholesterol levels also may not have any symptoms in the early stages. A simple blood test can check for these conditions”.7

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Sources

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  1. What Is Menopause? Perimenopause, Menopause and Postmenopause: What Changes After Menopause? Last Updated: 18 January 2024 | Last Reviewed: 19 August 2022. Jean Hailes for Women’s Health https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/health-a-z/menopause/about-menopause#what-happens-at-menopause Accessed: 12 March 2024
  2. What Is Menopause? Perimenopause, Menopause and Postmenopause: What Changes After Menopause? Last Updated: 18 January 2024 | Last Reviewed: 19 August 2022. Jean Hailes for Women’s Health https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/health-a-z/menopause/about-menopause#what-happens-at-menopause Accessed: 12 March 2024
  3. Health Checks At Different Ages: Health Checks for Women Aged 60 and Older. Last Updated: 08 February 2024 | Last Reviewed: 13 January 2024. Jean Hailes for Women’s Health https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/health-a-z/health-checks/health-checks-at-different-ages#health-checks-for-women-aged-41-to-60 Accessed: 12 March 2024
  4. Health Checks At Different Ages: Health Checks for Women Aged 60 and Older – Vaccinations. Last Updated: 08 February 2043 | Last Reviewed: 13 January 2024. Jean Hailes for Women’s Health https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/health-a-z/health-checks/health-checks-at-different-ages#health-checks-for-women-aged-41-to-60 Accessed: 12 March 2024
  5. The North American Menopause Society Releases Its 2022 Hormone Therapy Position Statement. 07 July 2022:2. The North American Menopause Society https://www.menopause.org/docs/default-source/press-release/ht-position-statement-release.pdf Accessed: 12 March 2024
  6. Deciding About Hormone Therapy Use. July 2022:2. The North American Menopause Society https://www.menopause.org/docs/default-source/professional/menonote-deciding-about-ht-2022.pdf Accessed: 12 March 2024
  7. Health Screenings for Women Over Age 65: Information. Review Date: 01 August 2023. MedlinePlus https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007463.htm Accessed: 12 March 2024
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