Now that women are bearing children later in life.

Now that women are bearing children later in life, infertility and reproductive issues are the leading health disturbs among women 25 to 44 More than 6 million Americans feel from infertility, half of them women

further the focus on reproduction overshadows other mounting problems: cancer, heart disease and HIV/AIDS. HIV among American women is forward the rise and is now the leading cause of death for black women

Smoking and its related moot points also are on the rise. Smoking at this age has long-term consequences; smoking and taking oral contraceptives after age 35 is an especially deadly combination. Lung cancer deaths among men are dropping, still rates among women are forward the rise.

Many of the preventive screenings and trials necessary at this age — pap smears, pelvic exams, breast exams and urine criterions for STDs — occur in the