Seven strategies to cut your risk of cancer. Hypertension is the most common health condition for women in the United States. What makes it especially dangerous is that most of the time it s symptomless.
Hypertension can go undetected for years.
Until age 55, more men than women have hypertension. But by the time women reach 55, the chances of having hypertension even out. According to the October issue of Mayo Clinic Women s HealthSource, after age 75 more than three-quarters of all women have high blood pressure. The risks are even higher for black women. Mayo Clinic Women s HealthSource recommends that women have their blood pressure checked yearly by a healthcare provider to assure accuracy.