A Tupperware party it`s not, though you can win a prize.
Women are hosting BodyCues home parties to learn more about their health care, says Pam Nelson, administrative director for Edward Hospital Women`s Center for Health in Naperville.
The parties begin with an ice-breaking game of show and tell, during which a nurse practitioner or a doctor opens a grab-bag of medical
instruments.
Each woman pulls an item from the bag and invents a humorous use for it. The one with the most hilarious hypothetical procedure gets a prize, such as a health-center massage gift certificate.
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The medical professional then describes and explains a physical examination, using breast and pelvic models.
Church or civic groups usually sponsor the gatherings, paying a $40 fee to cover the cost of materials distributed. There is no cost to guests.
Nelson says the parties ”help women learn more about their own bodies, so health problems can be avoided, or at least detected in earlier stages.
”And we want them to have some fun too.”