Screenings by Age - 40s GENERAL HEALTH • Full checkup – Including height and weight • Thyroid (TSH) test – Discuss with your healthcare provider or nurse • HIV screening – Get this test if you are at risk for HIV infection HEART HEALTH • Blood pressure test – At least every two years • Cholesterol panel – Total, LDL, HDL and triglycerides DIABETES • Blood glucose or A1c test BREAST HEALTH • Breast self-exam – Monthly • Mammogram - Yearly, unless otherwise instructed by your healthcare provider • Clinical breast exam – Yearly REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH • Pap test – At least every three years or at the discretion of your healthcare provider • Pelvic exam – Yearly • Sexually-transmitted infection (STI) tests – Both partners should get tested for STIs, including HIV, before initiating sexual intercourse; only if at risk PROSTATE HEALTH • Digital Rectal Exam (DRE) – Discuss with your healthcare provider • Prostate-Speciﬁc Antigen (PSA) – Discuss with your healthcare provider SKIN HEALTH • Skin exam – Monthly self-exam of skin and moles and as part of a routine full checkup with your healthcare provider ORAL HEALTH • Dental cleaning and exam – Every 6 months IMMUNIZATIONS • Seasonal inﬂuenza vaccine – Yearly • Tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis booster vaccine – Every 10 years

Recommended Screenings by Age - 40s

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Getting preventive care is one of the most important steps you can take to manage your health. That's because when a condition is diagnosed early, it is usually easier to treat. And regular checkups can help you and your doctor identify lifestyle changes you can make to avoid certain conditions.

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Screenings by Age - 40s

General HealtH• Fullcheckup–Includingheightandweight• Thyroid(TSH)test–Discusswithyourhealthcareproviderornurse• HIVscreening–GetthistestifyouareatriskforHIVinfection

Heart HealtH• Bloodpressuretest–Atleasteverytwoyears• Cholesterolpanel–Total,LDL,HDLandtriglycerides

Diabetes• BloodglucoseorA1ctest

breast HealtH• Breastself-exam–Monthly• Mammogram-Yearly,unlessotherwiseinstructedbyyourhealthcareprovider• Clinicalbreastexam–Yearly

reproDuctive HealtH• Paptest–Atleasteverythreeyearsoratthediscretionofyourhealthcareprovider• Pelvicexam–Yearly• Sexually-transmittedinfection(STI)tests–BothpartnersshouldgettestedforSTIs,includingHIV,beforeinitiating sexualintercourse;onlyifatrisk

prostate HealtH• DigitalRectalExam(DRE)–Discusswithyourhealthcareprovider• Prostate-SpecificAntigen(PSA)–Discusswithyourhealthcareprovider

skin HealtH• Skinexam–Monthlyself-examofskinandmolesandaspartofaroutinefullcheckupwithyourhealthcareprovider

oral HealtH• Dentalcleaningandexam–Every6months

immunizations• Seasonalinfluenzavaccine–Yearly• Tetanus-diphtheria-pertussisboostervaccine–Every10years