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| | For women: Staying healthy in your 40s, 50s and beyond |
 | | Women in their 40s should perform self-exams every month, says Edgar Del Castillo, M.D., an obstetrician/gynecologist at Advocate South Suburban Hospital. |
 | | Women in their 40s should get 1,500 milligrams of calcium a day, the equivalent of five 8-ounce glasses of milk, as well as vitamin D to help them absorb calcium, says Chandra Curry, M.D., an internist at South Suburban Hospital. |
 | | To learn their risk for heart disease, women in their 40s should have a heart risk assessment (HRA), a collection of tests that together determines your risk for heart disease. |
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