6 major threats faced by 25-year-old women

At 25, I am no longer young, but I am also old. So what problems will I encounter at 25?

1. Breast cancer incidence remains high

Relevant data show that breast cancer has risen to the top of female tumors and has become the number one killer threatening women's health. Most patients accidentally discover a lump in one breast when taking a bath, changing clothes or touching their breasts. A few are discovered by doctors during physical examinations at work. Generally speaking, malignant tumors have irregular shapes, unclear boundaries, limited mobility, and rough surfaces, while benign tumors are the opposite. These lumps start small and slowly grow larger. When the breast skin develops an orange peel-like or "dimpled" appearance, it indicates that the disease is in an advanced stage.

How to deal with it

1. Avoid using hot water to stimulate the breasts when taking a bath, and do not soak in hot water for a long time. The best sleeping position is lying on your back to avoid squeezing your breasts. It is advisable to choose a bra that does not cause a sense of pressure on the breasts.

2. Eating a moderate amount of fish, meat and dairy products can add a small amount of fat, provide the breasts with sufficient nutrition and keep them plump.

3. Pay special attention to breast health during special stages of women's menstruation, pregnancy, etc., so as to safely get through this "troubled period".

4. Women aged 20-39 should perform breast self-examination once a month and breast physical examination once every three years (women over 35 years old should have a basic breast X-ray).

The best time for self-examination is 9-11 days after the onset of menstruation each month, because the breasts are softer at this time and lesions are easier to detect. When performing breast self-examination, you should follow the doctor's instructions to avoid mistaking normal breast tissue for a lump and causing unnecessary panic.

2. “Face-saving projects” in urgent need of attention

As women age, hormones in their bodies change, the skin's metabolism cycle slows down, and the elasticity and toughness of internal collagen and elastic fibers decrease, forming the fine lines and wrinkles we see. Moreover, due to the slow metabolism of the skin, some toxins inside the skin cannot be eliminated, causing acne and pimples. In fact, this is a phenomenon of hair follicle inflammation. Because the oil secreted by the sebaceous glands accumulates in the hair follicles, the stratum corneum of the hair follicles becomes thicker and the follicle opening becomes narrower, which affects the normal secretion and excretion of oil and causes various symptoms.

How to deal with it

1. Diet: Pay attention to eating more foods rich in collagen, such as edible meat skin. You should also eat more foods such as protein, vitamin E, etc. to improve gastrointestinal and liver dysfunction. And pay attention to smoking and drinking less, and eating less fried and pickled foods.

2. In daily life, you should pay attention to sun protection, maintain adequate sleep, choose mild professional skin care products, and relax your emotions as necessary self-regulation. Appropriate supplementation of vitamin B can help soothe the nervous system.

3. The earlier you prevent osteoporosis, the better

Statistics show that every year, 30,000 people in the country suffer femoral fractures, and 20% of these patients die. The main cause of death is osteoporosis. Experts say that women are more likely to suffer from osteoporosis than men. Don’t wait until you are old to prevent osteoporosis. Young women around 25 years old need to pay attention to preventing osteoporosis.

How to deal with it

1. The best way to treat osteoporosis is to prevent it from occurring. Some people believe that if they don't have bone pain or itching, they won't suffer from osteoporosis. As a result, many people miss the best time to prevent and treat osteoporosis. Therefore, women should pay attention to the following aspects in their daily lives: First, calcium intake is very important. In daily life, we should pay attention to a balanced diet and pay attention to high-calcium and low-fat food intake. Foods with high calcium content include: milk, cheese, green leafy vegetables, soybeans, etc.

2. In terms of preventive health care, we should pay attention to eliminating avoidable risk factors in daily life, such as smoking, alcoholism, endocrine diseases, etc.

3. Maintain a moderate amount of aerobic exercise on daily basis. Walking, mountain climbing, walking and swimming are all good exercises, and you should maintain a certain amount of exercise. Especially for office white-collar workers, they should pay more attention to getting more exposure to sunlight. While working hard, they should take time to exercise their bodies. Generally speaking, they should exercise 2-3 times a week.

4. Women’s ligaments are naturally fragile

Medical experts remind women to be careful not to get injured because they are more likely to strain ligaments in joints such as the knee and ankle than men. Once a ligament is torn, it can take months to heal. Doctors believe this may be because women's wider hips cause the knee and ankle ligaments to bear greater forces, and women's ligaments are inherently much more fragile than men's.

How to deal with it

1. Don’t forget to stretch your whole body after getting up every day. It can wake up your muscles and soften your tendons, ligaments and joints.

2. After a woman becomes pregnant, the hormone level in her body changes, causing the joint ligaments to relax. Therefore, women should arrange their work and life reasonably during pregnancy, do appropriate activities and rest more, try to do less or avoid heavy physical labor, and avoid excessive fatigue and unnecessary strenuous activities, which will make the ligaments, which are already in an extraordinary period, worse.

3. Women are more prone to muscle strain and ligament strain, so they tend to choose various sports activities that focus on leg movements. Table tennis, badminton, swimming, skating, aerobics, etc. can improve the flexibility and make your legs longer.

5. Minor gastrointestinal diseases should not be ignored

Experiments have shown that even if men and women eat the same amount of food, women take much longer than men to digest it. Women are twice as likely as men to suffer from chronic constipation and three times as likely to suffer from intestinal diseases.

How to deal with it

1. Get rid of the bad habit of eating snacks randomly. If you eat snacks frequently, your stomach needs to secrete gastric juice at all times to digest food. When it is time to eat, the secretion of gastric juice will decrease. This affects appetite and digestion, and over time, it can easily lead to stomach problems.

2. Eat foods rich in dietary fiber regularly, such as celery, leeks, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, Chinese cabbage, cabbage, sweet potatoes, etc. Dietary fiber cannot be digested and absorbed in the intestines, but it can absorb water, thereby stimulating intestinal peristalsis and preventing constipation and diarrhea.

3. Appropriately increase fat intake and eat less spicy and irritating foods.

6. Take care of your uterus

At present, uterine diseases account for 1/2 of gynecological diseases in my country, that is, one out of every two gynecological patients suffers from uterine disease. No wonder some experts say that the most common gynecological disease is uterine disease; after women reach the age of 25, they should take better care of their uterus.

How to deal with it

1. Pay attention to a regular life, especially sex life. Keep yourself clean and avoid extramarital sex. Because most extramarital sex takes place under abnormal circumstances, women can easily become infected and suffer from vaginitis, cervical erosion, endometritis, etc. Develop a good habit of cleaning your vulva before and after sexual intercourse.