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Article: Women should establish a lifetime game plan. (Health Care).(guidelines)
- Article from:
- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- February 1, 2003
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According to the Vagisil Women's Health Center, females of all ages need to be proactive about their health care, following game plans during various phases of life.
During the teen years
* Know your body so that you can recognize when something is different.
* Discuss your changing body with your current physician or suggest to a parent that you would like to switch to an adolescent specialist or gynecologist you would be more comfortable with when discussing feminine health concerns. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has recommended that girls have their first visit to a gynecologist between the ages of 13 and 15.
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