Men Ages 20 and Above
In Your:
20s | Height and weight | Every 3 years |
Blood pressure | At all appointments; at least once every 3 years, more frequently if high | |
Cholesterol screening | At least every 5 years, more frequently if it is high | |
Diabetes screening | Every 3 years for those with risk factors | |
Chlamydia & STD screening | Once a year for sexually active men up to age 26, and after for those at risk | |
Glaucoma screening | Every 3 - 5 years for men at high risk, at least once for men with no risk | |
Melanoma screening | At least every 5 years, no more often than once a year for men at high risk | |
30s, (add or modify) | Cholesterol screening | Every 3 years for those with risk factors |
Glaucoma screening | Every 2 - 4 years | |
40s, (add or modify) | Diabetes screening | Every 3 years for men with risk factors over 45 years |
Colorectal cancer screening | For men at high risk — colonoscopy not less frequently than every 10 years or fecal occult blood test (FOBT) every year and sigmoidoscopy every 5 years | |
Prostate cancer screening | Counseling for men at high risk and possible prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and digital rectal exam | |
50s, (add or modify) | Diabetes screening | Every 3 years |
Colorectal cancer screening | Colonoscopy every 10 years or fecal occult blood test (FOBT) every year and sigmoidoscopy every 5 years | |
Prostate cancer screening | Counseling and possible prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and digital rectal exam | |
60s + , (add or modify) | Glaucoma screening | Every 2-4 years up until age 65, then every 1-2 years |