Osteoporosis:
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that all women should receive screening for osteoporosis if over 65 years old and also in younger women if the a risk of fracture is the same or more than a white woman without any risk factors (20).
Ischemic stroke prevention in women:
For women age 55 to 79 years, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) strongly recommends aspirin when the potential benefit due to a reduction in ischemic strokes (which occur when an artery to the brain is blocked) is more beneficial than the potential harm that may occur due to gastrointestinal hemorrhage. For stroke prevention in women 55 years or younger the USPSTF recommends against the use of aspirin. According to the USPSTF, there is insufficient evidence to determine the risk verses benefit of taking aspirin by men and women over 79 years of age for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. (43)