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You are past menopause, a good deal of weight has come off, and nobody has mentioned your bones. Weight lost through dieting can take bone density with it, and a bone density scan measures that, so ask whether you are in the group offered one.
Sep 9, 2026
Your baby is five months old, your appetite has gone, and everyone says that is normal for this stage. Postpartum depression can begin anytime in the first year and can show up as eating too little, so ask your provider or your baby's for a screening.
Your periods have been irregular since your twenties, and someone once said it might be PCOS. There is no single test, but a provider's exam, history and a few tests are how an answer is reached, and a diagnosis gives reasons to check your blood sugar and more.
Sep 8, 2026
You take the pill, you have started a weekly weight medicine, and you might try for a baby next year. The labels of the two approved weekly weight medicines give different instructions on birth control and on when to stop, so which one you take decides what you do next.
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