Screening
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Who needs it
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How often
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Alcohol misuse
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All men in this age group
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At routine exams
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Blood pressure
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All men in this age group
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Yearly checkup if your blood pressure reading is normal
Normal blood pressure is less than 120/80 mm Hg
If your blood pressure is higher than normal, follow the advice of your healthcare provider
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Depression
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All men in this age group
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At routine exams
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Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes
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All men beginning at age 45 and men without symptoms at any age who are overweight or obese and have 1 or more other risk factors for diabetes
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At least every 3 years (yearly if blood sugar has begun to rise)
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Type 2 diabetes
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All men with prediabetes
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Every year
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Hepatitis C
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Men at increased risk for infection – talk with your healthcare provider
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At routine exams
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High cholesterol or triglycerides
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All men ages 35 and older, and younger men at high risk for coronary artery disease
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At least every 5 years
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HIV
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All men
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At routine exams
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Obesity
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All men in this age group
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At routine exams
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Prostate cancer
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Starting at age 45, talk to healthcare provider about risks and benefits of digital rectal exam (DRE) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening1
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At routine exams
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Colorectal cancer
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Men at average risk 45 years and older
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Multiple tests are available and are used at different times. Possible tests include:
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Colonoscopy every 10 years, or
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Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years (or every 10 with yearly FIT stool test), or
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CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) every 5 years, or
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Yearly fecal occult blood test, or
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Yearly fecal immunochemical test (FIT) , or
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Stool DNA test, every 1 to 3 years
You will need a follow-up with a colonoscopy if you choose a test other than a colonoscopy and have an abnormal test result. Talk with your healthcare provider about which tests are best for you.
Some people should be screened using a different schedule because of their personal or family health history. Talk with your healthcare provider about your health history.
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Syphilis
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Men at increased risk for infection – talk with your healthcare provider
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At routine exams
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Tuberculosis
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Men at increased risk for infection – talk with your healthcare provider
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Check with your healthcare provider
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Vision
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All men in this age group
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Every 2 to 4 years if no risk factors for eye disease2
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Vaccine
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Who needs it
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How often
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Chickenpox (varicella)
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All men in this age group who have no record of this infection or vaccine
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2 doses; the second dose should be given at least 4 weeks after the first dose
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Hepatitis A
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Men at increased risk for infection – talk with your healthcare provider
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2 doses given at least 6 months apart
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Hepatitis B
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Men at increased risk for infection – talk with your healthcare provider
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3 doses over 6 months; second dose should be given 1 month after the first dose; the third dose should be given at least 2 months after the second dose and at least 4 months after the first dose
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Haemophilus influenzae Type B (HIB)
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Men at increased risk for infection – talk with your healthcare provider
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1 to 3 doses
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Influenza (flu)
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All men in this age group
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Once a year
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Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
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All men in this age group who have no record of these infections or vaccines
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1 or 2 doses
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Meningococcal
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Men at increased risk for infection – talk with your healthcare provider
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1 or more doses
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Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23)
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Men at increased risk for infection – talk with your healthcare provider
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PCV13: 1 dose ages 19 to 65 (protects against 13 types of pneumococcal bacteria)
PPSV23: 1 to 2 doses through age 64, or 1 dose at 65 or older (protects against 23 types of pneumococcal bacteria)
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Tetanus/diphtheria/ pertussis (Td/Tdap) booster
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All men in this age group
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Td every 10 years, or a one-time dose of Tdap instead of a Td booster after age 18, then Td every 10 years
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Counseling
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Who needs it
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How often
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Diet and exercise
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Men who are overweight or obese
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When diagnosed, and then at routine exams
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Sexually transmitted infection prevention
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Men at increased risk for infection – talk with your healthcare provider
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At routine exams
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Use of daily aspirin
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Men ages 45 to 79 at risk for cardiovascular health problems
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At routine exams
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Use of tobacco and the health effects it can cause
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All men in this age group
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Every exam
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