These charts are guidelines only. Your doctor will personalize the timing of each test and immunization
to meet your health care needs.
| Screening Tests |
Ages 18-39 |
Ages 40-49 |
Ages 50-64 |
Ages 65 and Older |
General Health:
Full checkup,
including weight
and height
|
Discuss with your
doctor or nurse.
|
Discuss with your
doctor or nurse. |
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 |
Every 5 years |
Every 5 years |
| HIV test
|
Get this test at
least once to
fnd out your HIV
status.
|
Get this test at
least once to
fnd out your HIV
status. |
Get this test at
least once to
fnd out your HIV
status. |
Discuss with your
doctor or nurse. |
Heart Health:
Blood pressure test
|
At least every 2
years
|
At least every 2
years |
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.
years |
Discuss with your
doctor or nurse. |
Discuss with your
doctor or nurse. |
Diabetes:
Blood sugar test
|
Discuss with your
doctor or nurse.
|
Start at age 45,
then every 3 years |
Every 3 years |
Every 3 years |
Bone health:
Bone density screen
|
|
Discuss with your
doctor or nurse. |
Discuss with your
doctor or nurse. |
Get a bone mineral
density test at least
once. Talk to your
doctor or nurse
about repeat testing. |
Breast health:
Mammogram (x-ray
of breast)
|
|
Every 1–2 years.
Discuss with your
doctor or nurse. |
Every 1–2 years.
Discuss with your
doctor or nurse. |
Every 1–2 years.
Discuss with your
doctor or nurse. |
| Clinical breast exam
|
At least every 3
years starting in
your 20s.
|
Yearly |
Yearly |
Yearly |
Reproductive
Health:
Pap test
|
Every 1–3 years
if you have been
sexually active or
are older than 21.
|
Every 1–3 years |
Every 1–3 years |
Every 1–3 years |
| Pelvic Exam
|
Yearly
|
Yearly |
Yearly |
Yearly |
| Chlamydia test
|
Yearly until age 25
if sexually active.
Older than age 26,
get this test if you
have new or mul-
tiple partners.
|
Get this test if
you have new or
multiple partners. |
Get this test if
you have new or
multiple partners. |
Get this test if
you have new or
multiple partners. |
| Sexually Transmitted
Disease (STD) tests
|
Both partners
should get tested
for STDs, including HIV, before
initiating sexual
intercourse.
|
Both partners
should get tested
for STDs, including HIV, before
initiating sexual
intercourse. |
Both partners
should get tested
for STDs, including HIV, before
initiating sexual
intercourse. |
Both partners
should get tested
for STDs, including HIV, before
initiating sexual
intercourse. |
Colorectal Health:
Fecal occult blood
test
|
|
|
Yearly |
Yearly. Older than
age 75, discuss with
your doctor. |
| Flexible Sigmoid-
oscopy (with fecal
occult blood test is
preferred)
|
|
|
Every 5 years
|
Every 5 years. Older
than age 75, discuss
with your doctor. |
| Double Contrast
Barium Enema
(DCBE)
|
|
|
Every 10 years |
Every 10 years. Older
than age 75, discuss
with your doctor. |
Eye and Ear
Health:
Eye exam
|
At least once
between the ages
20-29, at least
twice between the
ages 30-39, or any
time that you have
a problem. |
Get an exam
at age 40, then
every 2-4 years
or as your doctor
advises. |
Every 2–4 years
or as your doctor
advises you. |
Every 1–2 years |
| Hearing test
|
Starting at age
18, then every 10
years
|
Every 10 years |
Every 3 years |
Every 3 years |
Skin Health:
Mole exam
|
Monthly mole self-
exam; by a doctor
as part of a routine
full checkup start-
ing at age 20 |
Monthly mole self-
exam; by a doctor
as part of a routine
full checkup. |
Monthly mole self-
exam; by a doctor
as part of a routine
full checkup. |
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. |
Routinely; discuss
with your dentist. |
Routinely; discuss
with your dentist. |
Mental Health
Screening:
|
Discuss with your
doctor or nurse.
|
Discuss with your
doctor or nurse. |
Discuss with your
doctor or nurse. |
Discuss with your
doctor or nurse. |
Immunizations:
Infl uenza vaccine
|
Discuss with your
doctor or nurse.
|
Discuss with your
doctor or nurse. |
Yearly |
Yearly |
| Pneumococcal
vaccine
|
|
|
|
One time only |
| Tetanus-Diphtheria
Booster vaccine
|
Every 10 years
|
Every 10 years |
Every 10 years |
Every 10 years |
| Human papilloma-
virus vaccine
|
Up to age 26, if
not already com-
pleted vaccine
series; discuss with
your doctor or
nurse.
|
|
|
|
| Meningococcal
vaccine
|
Discuss with your
doctor or nurse if
attending college.
|
|
|
|
| Herpes zoster vac-
cine (to prevent
shingles)
|
|
|
Starting at age 60,
one time only. Ask
your doctor if it
is okay for you to
get it. |
Starting at age 60,
one time only. Ask
your doctor if it
is okay for you to
get it. |