Checkups: Men
| Ages 18-39 | Ages 40-49 | Ages 50-64 | Ages 65-74 | Ages 75+ |
Preventive Visit | Every 3 years | Every 2 years | Yearly | Yearly | Yearly |
Blood Pressure | Yearly | Yearly | Yearly | Yearly | Yearly |
Weight | Every 1-3 years | Every 1-3 years | Every 1-3 years | Yearly | Yearly |
Vision, Hearing | Discuss with your physician | Discuss with your physician | Discuss with your physician | Discuss with your physician | Discuss with your physician |
Stool sample for blood | | | Yearly (not needed if you have had a colonoscopy within the last 10 years) | Yearly (not needed if you have had a colonoscopy within the last 10 years) | Yearly (not needed if you have had a colonoscopy within the last 10 years) |
Colon exam | | Based on family history | Colonoscopy every 10 years, if first exam negative | Colonoscopy every 10 years, if first exam negative | Colonoscopy every 10 years, if first exam negative |
Cholesterol Screening | Every 5 years | Every 5 years | Every 5 years | Every 5 years | Every 5 years |
Blood sugar screening | Overweight patients younger than 45 with at least one other risk factor for pre-diabetes, such as family history of diabetes (or are a minority) | Patients who are overweight | Patients who are overweight | Patients who are overweight | Patients who are overweight |
Prostate exams/PSA | | High-risk patients (African-American or with family history of prostate cancer) discuss with physician; offered yearly | Discuss with physician; offered yearly | Discuss with physician; offered yearly | Discuss with physician; offered yearly |
Testicular Exam | At time of preventive care | At time of preventive care | At time of preventive care | At time of preventive care | Discuss with your physician. |
Testicular Self-Exam | There are benefits and limitations to testicular self-exam. Discuss with your physician. | There are benefits and limitations to testicular self-exam. Discuss with your physician. | There are benefits and limitations to testicular self-exam. Discuss with your physician. | There are benefits and limitations to testicular self-exam. Discuss with your physician. | There are benefits and limitations to testicular self-exam. Discuss with your physician. |