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Adult Health Guidelines for Men
These are general recommendations compiled by the Kelsey Research Foundation. Your care may vary depending on personal risk factors. Please consult your physician for specific medical advice.
Checkups: Men
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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. |
HIV Screening
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that one time screening for HIV infection should be performed routinely for patients aged 13-64 year in a primary care setting unless the patient declines. Repeat screening of persons not likely to be at high risk for HIV should be performed on the basis of clinical judgment.
