Type 2 diabetes or
prediabetes
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All women in this age
group
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At least every 3
years
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Type 2 diabetes
|
All women with
prediabetes
|
Every year
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Unhealthy alcohol
use
|
All women in this age
group
|
At routine exams
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Blood pressure
|
All women in this age
group
|
Once a year if your
blood pressure is normal. Normal blood pressure is less than 120/80 mm Hg.
If your blood pressure is higher than this, follow the advice of your
healthcare provider.
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Breast cancer
|
All women of average
risk
|
A mammogram should be
done every 1 or 2 years. Talk with your healthcare provider about your risk
factors. Ask how often you need the test. Ask what age you can stop.
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Cervical cancer
|
Only women who had
abnormal screening results before age 65
|
Talk with your
healthcare provider
|
Chlamydia
|
Women at higher risk
for infection
|
At routine exams
|
Colorectal cancer
|
All women at average
risk in this age group through age 75. For women ages 76 to 85, ask your
healthcare provider if you need to keep screening. For women older than 85,
screening is not advised
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Talk with your
healthcare provider about which test below is right for you:
-
Colonoscopy every 10 years
-
Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years (or every 10
years with yearly fecal immunochemical test (FIT) stool test)
-
CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) every 5 years
If you have a test that is not a colonoscopy and have an
abnormal test result, you will need a colonoscopy.
You may need to be
screened more or less often. This is based on personal or family health
history. Talk with your healthcare provider.
|
Depression
|
All women in this age
group
|
At routine exams
|
Gonorrhea
|
Sexually active women
at higher risk for infection
|
At yearly routine
exams
|
Hepatitis C
|
Women in this age group
at higher risk. Test 1 time for women born between 1945 and 1965.
|
At routine exams
|
High cholesterol or
triglycerides
|
All women in this age
group who are at risk for coronary artery disease
|
At least every 5 years.
Talk with your healthcare provider about your risk.
|
HIV
|
Women at higher risk
for infection
|
At routine exams. Talk
with your healthcare provider.
|
Lung cancer
|
Women ages 50 to 80 who
are in fairly good health, are at higher risk for lung cancer, and who:
- Smoke or quit in the past 15 years, and
- Have a 20-pack per year smoking history (1 pack a
day for 20 years or 2 packs a day for 10 years)
Expert groups vary in their advice. Talk with your provider.
|
Yearly lung cancer
screening with a low dose CT scan (LDCT). Talk with your healthcare provider
about your risk factors.
|
Obesity
|
All women in this age
group
|
At yearly routine
exams
|
Osteoporosis
|
All women in this age
group
|
Routinely done every 2
years. Repeat as advised by your healthcare provider.
|
Syphilis
|
Women at higher risk
for infection
|
At routine exams. Talk
with your healthcare provider.
|
Thyroid-Stimulating
Hormone (TSH)
|
Women in this age group
with symptoms of thyroid dysfunction
|
Talk with your
healthcare provider
|
Tuberculosis
|
Women at higher risk
for infection
|
Talk with your
healthcare provider
|
Vision
|
All women in this age
group
|
Every 1 to 2 years. If
you have a chronic health condition, ask your healthcare provider if you
need exams more often.
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