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 adults
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At routine exams
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Blood pressure
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All adults
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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 is higher than normal, follow the advice of your healthcare provider.
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Breast cancer
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All women in this age group should talk with their healthcare providers about breast self-awareness
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At routine exams
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Cervical cancer
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Women ages 21 and older
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Women between ages 21 and 29 should have a Pap test every 3 years. HPV testing is not advised.
Women between ages 30 and 65 should have a Pap test plus a high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) test every 5 years or a Pap test alone every 3 years, or every 5 years with hrHPV testing in combination with cytology (co-testing).
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Chlamydia
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Sexually active women, including those who are pregnant and who are:
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At routine yearly exams or as advised during pregnancy
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Depression
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All women in this age group
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At routine exams, including during and after pregnancy
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Diabetes mellitus, type 2
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Adults age 35 and over with no symptoms or who are overweight or obese and have one or more extra risk factors for diabetes (such as having a close relative with diabetes or having had diabetes in a previous pregnancy)
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At least every 3 years (annual testing if blood sugar has begun to rise) Blood sugar should be tested for gestational diabetes around week 24 of pregnancy.
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Gonorrhea
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Sexually active women, including those who are pregnant and who are:
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At routine yearly exams or as advised during pregnancy
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Hepatitis C
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Anyone at increased risk for infection
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At routine exams (once between age 18 and 79)
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HIV
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All women
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At routine exams, including during pregnancy. Pre-exposure prophylaxis should be offered to those at high risk of HIV infection.
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Obesity
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All adults
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At routine exams
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Syphilis
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Women at increased risk for infection
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At routine exams if at risk
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Tuberculosis
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Anyone at increased risk for infection
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Check with your healthcare provider
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Vision
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Women in this age group 1
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Every 5 to 10 years if no risk factors for eye disease
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