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At King’s Daughters Medical Center, we recognize that every woman is different. And that each stage of your life presents you with unique health challenges and concerns.

So we offer services and programs to help you meet those challenges with all the confidence and style you demand.

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20sIn her 20s and 30s, a woman’s thoughts often revolve around starting a family, raising children and having a career. King’s Daughters understands the many challenges of this stage of life and will be with you every step of the way.

Starting your family King’s Daughters has a group of exceptional ob/gyn physicians, a maternity unit that provides private labor/delivery/recovery suites and private postpartum rooms. Our pediatricians help you make the transition to parenthood with confidence.

Should it be necessary, we also offer fetal echocardiography to detect heart abnormalities before birth and team up with pediatric cardiologists who travel to Ashland from Louisville every month to care for the smallest hearts right here.

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30sFamily life can be hecticChildren come down with fevers at the most inconvenient times! Spouses sprain ankles on the weekend. And even Mom can feel a little under the weather from time to time. That’s why King’s Daughters sponsors a wide network of primary care physicians, Family Care Centers and Urgent Care Centers with expanded hours to help you manage even the most hectic schedule.

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Well-woman checkups, breast self-exams, immunizations, healthy eating, exercise, friends, social/spiritual activities and checkups recommended by your doctor are all part of taking good care of yourself. You are laying the foundation for the rest of your life … make it a solid one!

Taking care of yourself … is always important.

40sYearsThe MiddleIn the middle years, the pace really picks up! Now, in addition to caring for her family, she’s likely thinking about her parents and their health. There’s a lot to know, and King’s Daughters is here to help.

Heart Disease: A Silent RiskWhile many women think they are “protected” from heart disease, the truth is that it’s is the No. 1 killer of both women and men. During our middle years, estrogen does play a protective role … but that won’t last forever. The time to make sure you’re taking good care of your heart is now! Be your own advocate and talk to your primary care physician about your heart health. If you have a heart murmur or irregular heart beat, make sure it’s monitored regularly. Ask your doctor about a cardiology consult.

King’s Daughters network of heart specialists – The Kentucky Heart Institute – has offices conveniently located throughout the Tri-State (in more than 20 locations) to make it easy to get the great heart care you need.

Cancer: The Power to Prevent, Detect and Defeat Early detection is the best prevention against breast cancer. Continue your breast self-exams … but talk to your doctor about mammograms. For most women, the time to start is 38.

King’s Daughters offers mammography at the Breast Health Center, located inside the Center for Advanced Imaging in Ashland. Our mammography units are digital, which results in lower radiation exposure. For women with a posi-tive mammogram, our Breast Health Nurse Navigator will connect you to the services and physicians you need to ensure rapid diagnosis and treatment.

Our Women’s Boutique offers an array of merchandise and services to sup-port women fighting breast cancer, including specialty bras, breast forms and a certified mastectomy fitter. The boutique also offers wigs, along with the services of a specially trained personnel who can help you look your best.

King’s Daughters provides mammography services on our Mobile Mam-mography Unit, which travels throughout Ohio and Kentucky monthly. Visit kdmc.com to find out when the unit will be in your community. A physician order is required.

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Thanks to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, King’s Daughters is able to provide a limited number of free mammograms to uninsured/underinsured women residing in Kentucky and southern Ohio. Ask us for more information.

Other services provided at the Breast Care Center include breast MRI, breast ultrasound, minimally invasive breast biopsy and stereotactic breast biopsy.

Lung Cancer: You Can Stop It! Smoking is the No. 1 preventable cause of lung cancer. If you’re a smoker, you owe it to yourself to stop. King’s Daughters tobacco cessation program has helped thousands of people stop tobacco use. The free program operates continuously throughout the year, so you can stop whenever you’re ready. Call us at (606) 408-6400 to learn more.

The Center for Healthy LivingUnless you are that rare woman who can eat anything she likes, as much as she likes (and how many women are there like that, really?), you should know about King’s Daughters Center for Healthy Living.

The Center helps women manage their diet, nutrition, metabolism and weight through education, counseling, medication and surgical weight loss. For more information about the Center for Healthy Living, visit us on the web at YourHealthyLife.org.

60sYou know what they say – 65 is the new 50! Today’s mature women are more vibrant, alive and active than ever before! Maintain that vitality by staying on top of your health.

Heart Disease Women’s risk of heart disease and heart attack rises with menopause. So it’s important to understand your heart attack signs and symptoms are often different than those experienced by men. They include:

• Shortness of breath • Indigestion

• Unusual fatigue or weakness • Upper body discomfort

• Anxiousness, dizziness or • Chest pain sleep disturbances

Don’t ignore these signs, call 911. It’s better to get checked and find nothing than to ignore the signs and have a major cardiac incident.

Your Bladder Has A SecretIt’s not uncommon for women to experience an overactive bladder or problems controlling urine flow. King’s Daughters gynecologists and urologists can assist with testing, bladder training, rehabilitation services, medication and, depending on your particular circumstance, surgery. Talk to your family doctor to find out more.

Them Bones, Them Bones Gonna Walk AroundA lifetime of kneeling, running, lifting, bending, picking up children and all the other things women do, can take a toll on our bones, joints and backs.

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The King’s Daughters team can help you maintain an active life, with specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation, orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery. Our outpatient rehabilitation center offers physical and occupational therapies to help you regain function following surgery, accident or other injury.

And to maintain bone health, our Center for Advanced Imaging offers bone density testing. Other Services of Interest to Women

• Audiology

• Balance Center

• Home Health, Home Medical Equipment

• Center for Heart Health, including specialized clinics for patients with lipid disorders and heart failure and those taking Coumadin

• Sleep Medicine Center

• Wound Care Center

King’s Daughters also provides a number of support groups and programs throughout the year tailored to the unique needs of women. Check our website at kdmc.com for new postings.

For more information on any of our services, please call us at 1-888-377-KDMC.

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physician’sdiscretion;orearlierifsymptomatic•Dentalexam–everysixto12months,whichincludesascreenfororalcancers•Fastingglucose–ifriskfactorsfordiabetes•Fastinglipids(cholesterolandfatsintheblood)–startingatage12.Discuss

annuallywithaphysicianafter50.•Fullphysicalexam–discusswithphysician•Glaucomascreening–asdirectedbyphysician•Influenzavaccine–annually•Mammogram–startingatage38forbaseline,andeveryoneortwoyearsafter

orearlier/morefrequentlywithriskfactors–discusswithphysician•Pneumoniavaccine–discusswithphysician(especiallysplenectomypatients

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For a physician referral call 1-888-377-KDMC (5362), or find a physician online at kdmc.com.

For optimal health, the American Medical Association recommends healthy eating; regular physical activity; avoiding alcohol abuse; quitting tobacco use; taking medications as prescribed; controlling blood pressure; glucose and cholesterol; and regular visits with your family physician.

Health Screening Recommendations for