PREVENTIVE HEALTH GUIDELINES FOR WOMEN
Ages 40-49 Ages 50-64 Ages 65+ PREVENTIVE HEALTH GUIDELINES FOR MEN
Ages 19-39 Ages 40-49 Ages 50-64 Ages 65+
Ages 19-39
Complete Physical Exam (CPE): Every 1-3 years
Instructions on breast self exam and annual pelvic exam
Hemoglobin: Hemoglobin testing
Mammogram: Baseline mammogram performed at 35-40 years of age (earlier at medical discretion)
Pap Smear: Annually
Fasting Blood Sugar: Every 5 years
Colon Cancer Screening: Discuss with your physician
Cholesterol: Recommended at or about age 35
Immunizations: Tetanus every 10 years, Gardasil (HPV)
Complete Physical Exam (CPE): Every 1-3 years
Instructions on breast self exam and annual pelvic exam
Hemoglobin: Hemoglobin testing
Mammogram: Every 1-2 years (based on physician discretion or high risk)
Pap Smear: Annually
Fasting Blood Sugar: Every 5 years
Colon Cancer Screening: Discuss with your physician
Tetanus Immunization: Every 10 years
Digital Rectal Exam: At clinical discretion
Cholesterol: Discuss with your physician
Complete Physical Exam (CPE): Every 1-3 years
Instructions on breast self exam and annual pelvic exam
Mammogram: Annually
Pap Smear: Annually
Fasting Blood Sugar: Every 5 years
Colonoscopy: Every 10 years beginning age 50 or earlier at physician discretion
Tetanus Immunization: Every 10 years
Zostavax Immunization (Shingles): At 60 years old
Influenza Immunization: Annually
Digital Rectal Exam: Every 1-3 years or earlier at physician discretion
Fecal Occult Blood Testing: Annually
Cholesterol: Discuss with your physician
Complete Physical Exam (CPE): Annually
Instructions on breast self exam and annual pelvic exam
Mammogram: Annually
Pap Smear: Annually
Fasting Blood Sugar: Every 5 years
Colonoscopy: Every 10 years or earlier at physician discretion
Tetanus Immunization: Every 10 years
Influenza Immunization: Annually
Pneumococcal: Discuss with your physician
Digital Rectal Exam: Every 1-3 years or earlier at physician discretion
Fecal Occult Blood Testing: Every 5 years
Cholesterol: Discuss with your physician
Complete Physical Exam (CPE): Every 1-3 years
Fasting Blood Sugar: Every 5 years
Colon Cancer Screening: Discuss with your physician
Cholesterol: Recommended at or about age 25
Immunizations: Tetanus every 10 years
Complete Physical Exam (CPE): Every 1-3 years
Prostatic Specific Antigen (PSA): Discuss with your physician
Fasting Blood Sugar: Every 5 years
Colon Cancer Screening: Discuss with your physician
Tetanus Immunization: Every 10 years
Digital Rectal Exam: At clinical discretion
Cholesterol: Discuss with your physician
Complete Physical Exam (CPE): Every 1-3 years
Prostatic Specific Antigen (PSA): Annually
Fasting Blood Sugar: Every 5 years
Colonoscopy: Every 10 years beginning at age 50 or earlier at physician discretion
Tetanus Immunization: Every 10 years
Zostavax Immunization (Shingles): At 60 years old
Influenza Immunization: Annually
Digital Rectal Exam: Every 1-3 years or earlier at physician discretion
Fecal Occult Blood Testing: Annually
Cholesterol: Discuss with your physician
Complete Physical Exam (CPE): Every 1-3 years
Prostatic Specific Antigen (PSA): Annually
Fasting Blood Sugar: Every 5 years
Colonoscopy: Every 10 years or earlier at physician discretion
Tetanus Immunization: Every 10 years
Influenza Immunization: Annually
Pneumococcal: (One time) Discuss with your physician
Digital Rectal Exam: Every 1-3 years or earlier at physician discretion
Fecal Occult Blood Testing: Every 5 years
Cholesterol: Discuss with your physician