Get a Snapshot of Your Health

• Starting at age 18, get your blood pressure checked at least every two years if you have normal blood pressure (lower than 120/80)
• Check your blood pressure once a year if your blood pressure is between 120/80 and 139/89
• If your blood pressure is above 140/90, discuss treatment options with your doctor
• High blood pressure increases your chance of getting heart or kidney disease and for having a stroke

• At age 50, discuss with your doctor if you are at risk of osteoporosis
• Women age 65 or older should have a bone mineral density test at least once

• At age 40, discuss with your doctor if you should begin mammograms
• Women should be screened every two years between the ages of 50-74
• Women age 75 should discuss continued mammograms with their doctors

• You should have a Pap test every three years if you are 21 or older and have a cervix
• Women 30 or older who have a cervix can have a Pap test and an HPV test together every 5 years
• If you are over 65, talk to your doctor about your need for continued screenings

• Starting at age 20, get a cholesterol test regularly if you are at increased risk for heart disease (if you have risk factors like diabetes, a family history of heart disease, use tobacco, have high blood pressure, or BMI of 30 or higher)
• Women age 35 or older should have their cholesterol checked regularly
• High blood cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for heart disease

• Starting at age 50, get screened for colorectal cancer through age 75
• Discuss with your doctor which screening method is best for you

• If you have felt feelings of hopelessness for the past two weeks or you have had little interest in doing things you usually enjoy, talk to your doctor about depression
• Depression is a treatable illness

• Get screened for diabetes if your blood pressure is higher than 135/80 or if you take medicine for high blood pressure
• Diabetes, or high blood sugar, can cause problems with your heart, eyes, feet, kidneys, nerves, and other body parts

Your doctor may recommend screening for HIV if you:

• Had unprotected sex with multiple partners
• Have used injected drugs
• Pay for sex or have sex partners who do
• Have past or current sex partners who are infected with HIV
• Are being treated for sexually transmitted diseases
• Had a blood transfusion between 1978 and 1985

Get tested for HIV at least once. Discuss your risk for HIV with your doctor and determine if you need to test more frequently.

• All pregnant women need to be tested for HIV

Chlamydia

• Women age 18-24 should be tested for chlamydia yearly if sexually active or pregnant
• Women age 25 and older should be tested for chlamydia if their sexual activity puts them at increased risk, pregnant or not pregnant

Gonorrhea

• Get tested for gonorrhea if your sexual activity puts you at increased risk, pregnant or not pregnant

Syphilis

• Get tested for syphilis if your sexual activity puts you at increased risk, if you've been exposed to someone with syphilis, or are pregnant

• If you are between the ages of 65 and 75 and have smoked 100 or more cigarettes in your lifetime, ask your doctor to screen you for an abdominal aortic aneurysm
• This is an abnormally large or swollen blood vessel in your stomach that can burst without warning

• Starting at age 18, get your blood pressure checked at least every two years if you have normal blood pressure (lower than 120/80)
• Check your blood pressure once a year if your blood pressure is between 120/80 and 139/89
• If your blood pressure is above 140/90, discuss treatment options with your doctor
• High blood pressure increases your chance of getting heart or kidney disease and for having a stroke

• Beginning at age 45 through age 79, ask your doctor if you should take aspirin every day to help lower your risk of a heart attack
• How much aspirin you should take depends on your age, your health and your lifestyle

• Starting at age 20, get a cholesterol test regularly if you are at increased risk for heart disease (if you have risk factors like diabetes, a family history of heart disease, use tobacco, have high blood pressure or BMI of 30 or higher)
• Men age 35 or older should have their cholesterol checked regularly
• High blood cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for heart disease

• Starting at age 50, get screened for colorectal cancer through age 75
• If you have a family history of colorectal cancer, your doctor may want to begin screenings before age 50
• Discuss with your doctor which screening method is best for you

• If you have felt feelings of hopelessness for the past two weeks or you have had little interest in doing things you usually enjoy, talk to your doctor about depression
• Depression is a treatable illness

• Get screened for diabetes if your blood pressure is higher than 135/80 or if you take medicine for high blood pressure
• Diabetes, or high blood sugar, can cause problems with your heart, eyes, feet, kidneys, nerves and other body parts

• Have sex with men
• Had unprotected sex with multiple partners
• Have used injected drugs
• Pay for sex or have sex partners who do
• Have past or current sex partners who are infected with HIV
• Are being treated for sexually transmitted diseases
• Had a blood transfusion between 1978 and 1985

Get tested for HIV at least once. Discuss your risk for HIV with your doctor and determine if you need to test more frequently.

• Men age 50 who are at average risk of prostate cancer and expect to live at least 10 more years should discuss prostate screening with their doctors
• This discussion should take place starting at age 45 for men at high risk of developing prostate cancer. This includes African Americans and men who have a first-degree relative (father, brother or son) diagnosed with prostate cancer at an early age (younger than age 65)
• This discussion should take place at age 40 for men at even higher risk (those with more than one first-degree relative who had prostate cancer at an early age)
• Screening options include a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test and a digital rectal exam

• Talk to your doctor about your sexual history or sexual activity to determine if you should tested for gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, or other sexually transmitted diseases

• Testicular cancer is very rare, but it is the most common cancer found in men between the ages of 15 and 34
• Most often, testicular cancer is first found by men themselves, either by chance or during self-exam
• Sometimes the cancer is found by a doctor during a routine physical exam