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General Preventive Care: NWHIC

Article title: General Preventive Care: NWHIC

Conditions: HIV, Tuberculosis

Source: NWHIC

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GENERAL PREVENTIVE CARE

What check-ups and tests do I need and how often should I get them?
What sorts of immunization do I need as an adult woman?

See also...

• Preventive Screening Tests and Immunizations Fact Sheet
• Breast Self Exam
• Mammography
• Pap Smear

What check-ups and tests do I need and how often should I get them?

Check-Up Tests Test Frequency Blood pressure measurements every 1-2 years Breast Exams monthly SELF exams; annual physician Mammography after age 40, every 1-2 years; check with your doctor for your personal risk needs Cholesterol levels every 5 years after age 18 Pelvic Exams/Pap smears every 1-3 years after age 18 or when sexually active Rectal Exams annually over age 50; earlier if you have Inflammatory bowel disease or first-degree relative with colon cancer Blood sugar levels varies, depending on family history, personal risk factors for diabetes Skin Exams annual mole checks; self inspection for suspicious growths Dental Exams twice a year for check-up and cleaning HIV test if you had a blood transfusion between 1978 and 1985, have injected illegal drugs, have had multiple sexual partners or have had sex with a man who had sex with another man Syphilis, Gonorrhea or Chlamydia Tests if you have had multiple sexual partners or any sexually transmitted diseases Tuberculosis Test (TB) If you have injected illegal drugs, have been an alcoholic or a health care worker, have been exposed to someone with tuberculosis, have recently moved from Asia, Africa, Central or South America, or the Pacific Islands, or if you have kidney failure or HIV infection

What sorts of immunization do I need as an adult woman?

Adults need immunizations ("shots") to prevent serious diseases. You should get a tetanus-diphtheria shot every ten years. At age 65 you should get a pneumococcal ("pneumonia") shot and begin having influenza ("flu") shots every year.

For More Information...

You can find out more about keeping track of your health and medical history by contacting the following organizations:

Put Prevention into Practice

All material contained in the FAQs is free of copyright restrictions, and may be copied, reproduced, or duplicated without permission of the Office on Women's Health in the Department of Health and Human Servicesh; citation of the source is appreciated.

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Publication date: 1998

 

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