Women's Guide to Health Screenings
and Immunizations: Ages 18 - 49

 

General Health		Mental Health Screening
Heart Health		Eye and Ear Health
Bone Health		Skin Health
Diabetes		Oral Health
Breast Health		Immunizations
Reproductive Health

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WHAT TESTS DO I NEED?	AGES 18-39	AGES 40-49
GENERAL HEALTH:
Full checkup, including weight and height	Discuss with your doctor or nurse.	Discuss with your doctor or nurse.
Thyroid test (TSH)	Start at age 35, then every 5 years.	Every 5 years
HIV test	Get this test at least once to find out your HIV status.	Get this test at least once to find out your HIV status.
HEART HEALTH:
Blood pressure test	At least every 2 years	At least every 2 years
Cholesterol test	Start at age 20, discuss with your doctor or nurse.	Discuss with your doctor or nurse.
BONE HEALTH:
Bone density screen		Discuss with your doctor or nurse.
DIABETES:
Blood glucose test	Discuss with your doctor or nurse.	Start at age 45, then every 3 years.
BREAST HEALTH:
Mammogram (x-ray of breasts)		Every 1-2 years. Discuss with your doctor or nurse.
Clinical breast exam	At least every 3 years starting in your 20s	Yearly
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH:
Pap test	Every 1-3 years if you have been sexually active or are older than 21	Every 1-3 years
Pelvic exam	Yearly	Yearly
Chlamydia test	Yearly until age 25 if sexually active. Older than age 26, get this test if you have new or multiple partners.	Get this test if you have new or multiple partners.
Sexually transmitted infection (STI) tests	Both partners should get tested for STIs, including HIV, before initiating sexual intercourse.	Both partners should get tested for STIs, including HIV, before initiating sexual intercourse.
MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING:
	Discuss with your doctor or nurse.	Discuss with your doctor or nurse.
EYE AND EAR HEALTH:
Complete eye exam	At least once between the ages 20-29 and at least twice between the ages 30-39, or any time that you have a problem with your eye(s).	Get an exam at age 40, then every 2-4 years or as your doctor advises.
Hearing test	Starting at age 18, then every 10 years	Every 10 years
SKIN HEALTH:
Mole exam	Monthly mole self- exam; by a doctor as part of a routine full checkup starting at age 20.	Monthly mole self-exam; by a doctor as part of a routine full checkup.
ORAL HEALTH:
Dental exam	Routinely; discuss with your dentist.	Routinely; discuss with your dentist.
IMMUNIZATIONS:
Influenza vaccine	Discuss with your doctor or nurse.	Discuss with your doctor or nurse.
Tetanus-diphtheria booster vaccine	Every 10 years	Every 10 years
Human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV)	Up to age 26, if not already completed vaccine series; discuss with your doctor or nurse.
Meningococcal vaccine	Discuss with your doctor or nurse if attending college.

These charts are guidelines only. Take your personal health seriously. Ask your doctor
the proper timing of each test and immunization to meet your individual health care needs.