Women's Health Guidelines

These are general recommendations compiled by the Kelsey Research Foundation. Your care may vary depending on personal risk factors. Please consult your physician for specific medical advice.

Assessment	Ages 18-39	Ages 40-49	Ages 50-64	Ages 65-74	Ages 75+
Preventive Visit	Every 3 years	Yearly, unless your physician recommends every 2 years	Yearly	Yearly	Yearly
Blood Pressure	Yearly	Yearly	Yearly	Yearly	Yearly
Weight	Every 1-3 years	Every 1-3 years	Every 1-3 years	Yearly	Yearly
Vision, Hearing	Discuss with your physician	Discuss with your physician	Discuss with your physician	Discuss with your physician	Discuss with your physician
Stool sample for blood			Yearly (not needed if you have had a colonoscopy within the last 10 years)	Yearly (not needed if you have had a colonoscopy within the last 10 years)	Yearly (not needed if you have had a colonoscopy within the last 10 years)
Colon exam		Based on family history	Colonoscopy every 10 years if first exam is negative	Colonoscopy every 10 years if first exam is negative	Colonoscopy every 10 years if first exam is negative
Cholesterol Screening	Every 5 years	Every 5 years	Every 5 years	Every 5 years	Every 5 years
Blood sugar screening	Overweight patients with at least one other risk factor for pre-diabetes such as family history of diabetes	Patients 45 and older who are overweight	Discuss with physician; Offered yearly	Discuss with physician; Offered yearly	Discuss with physician; Offered yearly
Mammogram	Based on family history, mammograms may need to begin age 40; discuss with your physician	Yearly beginning at age 45 unless otherwise directed due to high-risk factors	Yearly up to age 54; age 55 and older should be screened every two years unless otherwise directed	Every two years unless otherwise directed	Screening for cancer after age 75 should be based on individual cancer risk and projected life expectancy. Discuss with your physician
Pap Test	Begin at age 21 and screen every 3 years	Ages 30-64: After 3 or more consecutive normal paps or negative HPV, continue every 5 years	Ages 30-64: After 3 or more consecutive normal paps or negative HPV, continue every 5 years	Ages 30-64: After 3 or more consecutive normal paps or negative HPV, continue every 5 years	Ages 65+: Discuss with your physician
Pelvic Exam	Yearly	May be done annually at the discretion of the physician	May be done annually at the discretion of the physician	May be done annually at the discretion of the physician	May be done annually at the discretion of the physician
Clinical Breast Exam	Every 1-3 years	Yearly	Yearly	Yearly	Yearly
Breast Self Exam	There are benefits and limitations to breast self-exam. Discuss with your physician	There are benefits and limitations to breast self-exam. Discuss with your physician	There are benefits and limitations to breast self-exam. Discuss with your physician	There are benefits and limitations to breast self-exam. Discuss with your physician	There are benefits and limitations to breast self-exam. Discuss with your physician
Bone Mineral Density				All females 65 and older	All females 65 and older
HIV screening	One-time screening between ages of 13 and 64; repeated	One-time screening between ages of 13 and 64; repeated	One-time screening between ages of 13 and 64; repeated