It's not just children who need vaccines and checkups. They can help to prevent disease in adults or allow for early treatment. Your preventive care needs may vary based on your age, sex and medical history. Here's a guide to some of the most common shots and screening tests recommended for adults.
There are usually no signs or symptoms of high blood pressure or high cholesterol. That's why it's important to:
Your goals will depend on your risk factors for heart disease and stroke. Ask your doctor what your goals should be.
Here are some facts about flu and the flu vaccine:
This vaccine prevents pneumococcal disease. Here are some facts about this disease:
- Children under 2
- People 65 or older
- People with diabetes
- People with heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease or liver disease
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has information about adult vaccines.
Both men and women should be checked for colon cancer or growths that can turn into colon cancer.
A mammogram can help find cancer early, when it is too small to be felt. Women age 40 and older should schedule mammogram appointments. You should:
The Pap test can find changes in the cervix that may lead to cancer. Cervical cancer can often be prevented if changes in the cervix are found and treated early. Here are some guidelines to follow:
Talk to your doctor about the type of screening that is right for you.
Sexually active women age 24 and younger should be tested for chlamydia. Chlamydia is an infection. It often has no symptoms. You may not know you have it. Left untreated, the infection can lead to tubal pregnancies and infertility.
Discuss screening for sexually transmitted diseases, such as gonorrhea and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with your doctor.
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