Recommended Medical Screening Tests,
Women Ages 20 and Above
In Your: |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-s | Height and weight | Every 3 years |
| Blood pressure | At all appointments; at least once every 3 years, more frequently if high | |
| Cholesterol screening | At least every 5 years, more frequently if it is high | |
| Diabetes screening | Every 3 years for those with risk factors | |
| Chlamydia & STD screening | Once a year for sexually active women up to age 26, and after for those at risk | |
| Glaucoma screening | Every 3 - 5 years for women at high risk, at least once for women with no risk | |
| Melanoma screening | At least every 5 years, no more often than once a year for women at high risk | |
| Breast cancer screening | Clinical breast exam (CBE) every 3 years; Mammography may be recommended for high risk patients | |
| Cervical cancer screening | Pap test every 1 to 3 years depending upon risk factors | |
| 30-s (add or modify) |
Glaucoma screening | Every 2 - 4 years |
| Cervical cancer screening | Pap test every year, or for women at low risk every 3 years after 3 consecutive annual negative results | |
| 40-s (add or modify) |
Diabetes screening | Every 3 years for women with risk factors over 45 years |
| Breast cancer screening | Clinical breast exam (CBE) and mammogram every 1 to 2 years | |
| Colorectal cancer screening | For women at high risk — colonoscopy every 10 years or fecal occult blood test (FOBT) every year and sigmoidoscopy every 5 years | |
| 50-s (add or modify) |
Blood pressure | At all appointments; at least once each year and more frequently if high |
| Diabetes screening | Every 3 years | |
| Osteoporosis screening | Not more frequently than every 2 years for postmenopausal women with other risk factors | |
| Breast cancer screening | Clinical breast exam (CBE) and mammogram every 1 year | |
| 60-s and above (add or modify) |
Osteoporosis screening | Not more frequently than every 2 years for women over 65 |
| Glaucoma screening | Every 2-4 years up until age 65, then every 1-2 years | |
| 70-s and above (add or modify) |
Cervical cancer screening | Pap test every 1 to 3 years at patient/clinician discretion or high risk |