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<h2>Screening tests for women</h2>
<p>Find out which tests you should get in each decade of life.</p>
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Screening tests can help you find and head off health problems early. Keep reading to find out which tests women should get in each decade of life. </p>
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Note: This information is intended as a general guide. Talk to your doctor for details on what types of tests you need and when to get them. </p>
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20s&mdash;Recommended tests: </p>
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    <li>Blood pressure. Every year.</li>
    <li>Beginning at age 25, primary HPV test every 5 years (preferred), HPV test and Pap test every 5 years, or Pap test every 3 years.</li>
    <li>Chlamydia and gonorrhea. Yearly through age 24, if you're sexually active. Thereafter depending on your risk factors.</li>
    <li>Cholesterol. Every 4 to 6 years.</li>
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<p>30s&mdash;Recommended tests:</p>
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    <li>Blood pressure. Every year.</li>
    <li>Cervical cancer. Primary HPV test every 5 years (preferred), HPV test and Pap test every 5 years, or Pap test every 3 years.</li>
    <li>Cholesterol. Every 4 to 6 years.</li>
    <li>Diabetes. At least every 3 years, starting at age 35.</li>
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<p>40s&mdash;Recommended tests:</p>
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    <li>Blood pressure. Every year.</li>
    <li>Breast cancer. Mammogram every year, starting at age 45.</li>
    <li>Cervical cancer. Primary HPV test every 5 years (preferred), HPV test and Pap test every 5 years, or Pap test every 3 years.</li>
    <li>Cholesterol. Every 4 to 6 years.</li>
    <li>Colorectal cancer. Start at age 45. Talk to your doctor about screening options.</li>
    <li>Diabetes. At least every 3 years.</li>
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<p>50s&mdash;Recommended tests:</p>
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    <li>Blood pressure. Every year.</li>
    <li>Breast cancer. Mammogram every year until age 55. Mammogram every 2 years starting at age 55.</li>
    <li>Cervical cancer. Primary HPV test every 5 years (preferred), HPV test and Pap test every 5 years, or Pap test every 3 years.</li>
    <li>Cholesterol. Every 4 to 6 years.</li>
    <li>Colorectal cancer. Talk to your doctor about screening options.</li>
    <li>Diabetes. At least every 3 years.</li>
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<p>60s&mdash;Recommended tests:</p>
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    <li>Blood pressure. Every year.</li>
    <li>Breast cancer. Mammogram every 2 years.</li>
    <li>Cervical cancer. Women who have been screened regularly and had normal results can stop screening after age 65.</li>
    <li>Cholesterol. Every 4 to 6 years.</li>
    <li>Colorectal cancer. Talk to your doctor about screening options.</li>
    <li>Diabetes. At least every 3 years.</li>
    <li>Osteoporosis. Start at age 65; thereafter depends on your risk factors.</li>
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<p>70+&mdash;Recommended tests:</p>
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    <li>Blood pressure. Every year.</li>
    <li>Breast cancer. Mammogram every 2 years.</li>
    <li>Cervical cancer. Only if you had serious cervical precancer in the past 25 years.</li>
    <li>Cholesterol. Every 4 to 6 years.</li>
    <li>Colorectal cancer. After age 75, talk to your doctor about screening options.</li>
    <li>Diabetes. At least every 3 years.</li>
    <li>Osteoporosis. Depends on your risk factors.</li>
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<strong>Sources</strong>
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    <li>American Cancer Society. "American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer." <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cancer.org/healthy/find-cancer-early/american-cancer-society-guidelines-for-the-early-detection-of-cancer.html">https://www.cancer.org/healthy/find-cancer-early/american-cancer-society-guidelines-for-the-early-detection-of-cancer.html</a>.</li>
    <li>American Cancer Society. "Cancer Screening Guidelines by Age." <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cancer.org/healthy/find-cancer-early/screening-recommendations-by-age.html">https://www.cancer.org/healthy/find-cancer-early/screening-recommendations-by-age.html</a>.</li>
    <li>American Diabetes Association. "Classification and Diagnosis of Diabetes: Standards of Care in Diabetes--2023." <a target="_blank" href="https://diabetesjournals.org/care/issue/46/Supplement_1">https://diabetesjournals.org/care/issue/46/Supplement_1</a>.</li>
    <li>American Heart Association. "Heart-Health Screenings." <a target="_blank" href="https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/consumer-healthcare/what-is-cardiovascular-disease/heart-health-screenings">https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/consumer-healthcare/what-is-cardiovascular-disease/heart-health-screenings</a>.</li>
    <li>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Get a Cholesterol Test." <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cdc.gov/cholesterol/cholesterol_screening.htm">https://www.cdc.gov/cholesterol/cholesterol_screening.htm</a>.</li>
    <li>U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. "Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening." <a target="_blank" href="https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening">https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening</a>.</li>
    <li>U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. "Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening." <a target="_blank" href="https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening">https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening</a>.</li>
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