Women approaching, or already enjoying, the third age should be monitoring their health very carefully. Diseases such as cervical cancer are most common in women aged 25-65 and ovarian cancer is the fourth most common form of cancer among women and 90% of cases occur after the age of 45*.
The consequences of missing the early signs of an otherwise easily-treated condition can be serious. Most women are aware of the importance of regular health checks - early detection and treatment can prevent up to 80% of cervical cancers – but they are often put off doing so.
While most of us would like the dedicated care afforded by private health professionals, the cost is often prohibitive and women have to rely on overstretched and understaffed alternatives.
Heyday members now have an alternative. GynaeCheck Limited is a unique health care programme for women providing private gynaecology care. Membership is a one-off annual fee of £250, or £22 per month, and entitles patients to approximately £600 of private medical care per annum. There will be no large bills, no obligation to continue beyond the initial 12 months, and Heyday members enjoy a 10% discount when renewing their membership.
GynaeCheck can also help with many of the other health issues that concern the over-50’s. They’re there to help give advice on HRT, contraception, menopause, period problems and any other gynaecological worries, and you don’t need a referral letter from your GP before approaching them.
Heyday is here to help you have an enjoyable retirement, and GynaeCheck can help to ensure that it’s a long one, too.
* Farmery, E. and J. Gray, Report of the first five years of the NHS cervical screening programme, 1994, National Co-ordinating Network: Oxford.
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