Screening
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Who needs it
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How often
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Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes
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All women beginning at age 40 and women without symptoms at any age who are overweight or obese and have 1 or more additional risk factors for diabetes
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At least every 3 years
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Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes
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All women diagnosed with gestational diabetes
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Lifelong testing every 3 years
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Type 2 diabetes
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All women with prediabetes
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Every year
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Alcohol misuse
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All women in this age group
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At routine exams
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Blood pressure
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All women in this age group
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Yearly checkup if your blood pressure is normal
Normal blood pressure is less than 120/80 mm Hg
If your blood pressure reading is higher than normal, follow the advice of your healthcare provider
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Breast cancer
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All women at average risk in this age group
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Screening with a mammogram can start at age 40. Talk with your healthcare provider to help you decide when to start screening. At age 45 start yearly mammograms.
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Cervical cancer
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All women in this age group, except women who have had a complete hysterectomy
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Pap test every 3 years or Pap test plus human papilloma virus (HPV) test every 5 years
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Colorectal cancer
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Women age 45 years and older at average risk
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Multiple tests are available and are used at different times. Possible tests include:
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Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years, or
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Colonoscopy every 10 years, 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 every year, or
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Stool DNA test, every 3 years or
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Double contrast barium enema every 5 years
If you choose a test other than a colonoscopy and have an abnormal test result, you will need to follow-up with a colonoscopy. Screening advice varies among expert groups. 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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Chlamydia
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Women at increased risk for infection
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At routine exams if you're at risk or have symptoms
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Depression
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All women in this age group
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At routine exams
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Gonorrhea
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Sexually active women at increased risk for infection
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At routine exams
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Hepatitis C
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Anyone at increased risk; 1 time for those born between 1945 and 1965
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At routine exams
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High cholesterol or triglycerides
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All women ages 45 and older who are at risk for coronary artery disease; younger women, talk with your healthcare provider
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At least every 5 years
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HIV
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All women
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At routine exams. Those with risk factors for HIV should be tested at least annually.
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Obesity
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All women in this age group
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At routine exams
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Syphilis
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Women 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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Women at increased risk for infection
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Ask your healthcare provider
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Vision
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All women in this age group
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Complete exam at age 40 and eye exams every 2 to 4 years. If you have a chronic disease, ask your healthcare provider how often you should have your eyes examined.
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