Are you in your 40s wondering if you're going through “the change,” approaching menopause?

Are you 50 or older concerned about the many common health problems that occur with advancing age, wondering if you can prevent them?

If so, you won't want to miss Menopausal Wellness: HOT Topics sponsored by Scott & White Healthcare and directed by wellness expert Patricia J. Sulak, MD with speakers Wilma Larsen, MD and Catherine McNeal, MD, PhD.

Topics to be covered include:
• Signs and symptoms of the perimenopause / menopause
• Benefits and risks of hormone therapy, bioidentical preparations, and other treatments
• Pelvic organ prolapse and bladder control
• Constipation and bowel control
• Reducing your risk of heart attacks and stroke
• Prevention of dementia
• Vitamins, supplements, other health products: What's helpful? What's harmful?
• What tests DO I need my doctor to order?

Registration includes lunch
Cost is $25 per person, or $15 for Scott & White Healthcare employee

NOTE: When purchasing your ticket, please be sure to change the quantity for the number of attendees.

Questions? Please call 254-724-5858

Itinerary

9:30 a.m.
Registration

10 a.m.
The Hormonal Roller Coaster: Am I Entering the Menopause
Patricia J. Sulak, MD

Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Bladder Control
Wilma Larsen, MD

Hormone Therapy, Bioidenticals, Herbals: What's the Bottom Line on Risks and Benefits?
Dr. Sulak

Bowel Control and Constipation: Effective Treatment Options
Dr. Larsen

Noon
Healthy lunch provided

12:30 p.m.
Cardiovascular Disease: The #1 Killer of Women – It's Preventable!
Catherine McNeal, MD

Prevention of Dementia: It's Possible!
Drs. Sulak and McNeal

Osteoporosis: Do You Have It?
Dr. McNeal

Vitamins, supplements: What's harmful? What's helpful?
Panel Discussion with Drs. Sulak, Larsen and McNeal

Mammography, Bone Density, Colon Testing, etc.: What tests do women need?
Panel Discussion with Drs. Sulak, Larsen and McNeal

2:30pm
Adjourn