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Screening guidelines
Everyone is different, but there are some basic things to keep in mind
at each stage of your life to maintain your good health.
Age 18-40 -- Protect your future
- PAP/pelvic (yearly until 3 normal results, then every 3 years or by
provider recommendation)
- Chlamydia screening (periodically, ages 18-25)
- Consider annual breast clinical exams
- Hepatitis B vaccine series (once, ages 18-25)
- Tetanus-Diphtheria (every 10 years)
- Health Risk Assessment (update annually)
Age 40-50 -- Establish healthy habits
- PAP/pelvic (yearly until 3 normal results, then every 3 years or by
provider recommendation)
- Mammogram (every 1-2 years)
- Total cholesterol/HDL (every 5 years, ages 45+)
- Consider annual breast clinical exam
- Tetanus-Diphtheria (every 10 years)
- Health Risk Assessment (update annually)
Age 50-65 -- Make health improvements
- PAP/pelvic (yearly until 3 normal results, then every 3 years or by
provider recommendation)
- Mammogram (every 1-2 years)
- Total cholesterol/HDL (every 5 years)
- Fecal occult blood (every 5 years)
- Consider annual breast clinical exam
- Tetanus-Diphtheria (every 10 years)
- Influenza vaccine (annual)
- Health Risk Assessment (update annually)
- Hormone therapy education (discuss benefits and risks with your health
care provider)
Age 65 and over -- Maintain your health
- PAP/pelvic (yearly until 3 normal results, then every 3 years or by
provider recommendation)
- Mammogram (every 1-2 years)
- Bone density (repeat as required)
- Fecal occult blood (every 5 years)
- Sigmoidoscopy (every 5 years)
- Consider annual breast clinical exam
- Tetanus-Diphtheria (every 10 years)
- Influenza vaccine (annual)
- Pneumonia vaccine (once)
- Health Risk Assessment (update annually)
- Hormone therapy education (discuss benefits and risks with your health
care provider)
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