National Women's Health Week
Source: Womenshealth.gov
In Your 20's & 30's talk to your doctor once a year about:
Whether I plan to have children in the next year or the right birth control for me
My weight, diet, and physical activity level
My tobacco and alcohol use
Any violence in my life
Depression and any other mental health concerns
My family health history, especially of cancer
Protecting myself from the sun and the hazards of tanning
Ask if you need these tests, medicines, or vaccines:
Blood pressure
Chickenpox
Cholesterol
Flu
Hepatitis B and hepatitis C
HIV
HPV vaccine (26 and younger*)
Measles, mumps, and rubella
Pap (21 and older*)
Sexually transmitted infections (including chlamydia and gonorrhea tests for women 24 and younger*)
Tetanus, diphtheria, or whooping cough
Tuberculosis
In Your 40's talk to your doctor once a year about:
Whether I plan to have children or the right birth control for me (for premenopausal women)
Perimenopause symptoms
My weight, diet, and physical activity level
My tobacco and alcohol use
Any violence in my life
Depression and any other mental health concerns
My family health history, especially my cancer risk
Ask if you need these tests, medicines, or vaccines:
Blood pressure
Chickenpox
Cholesterol
Diabetes
Flu
Hepatitis B and hepatitis C
HIV
Mammogram
Measles, mumps, and rubella
Pap and HPV
Sexually transmitted infections
Tetanus, diphtheria, or whooping cough
Tuberculosis
In Your 50's talk to your doctor once a year about:
Menopause symptoms
My weight, diet, and physical activity level
Any violence in my life
Depression and any other mental health concerns
My family health history, especially my cancer risk
Ask if you need these tests, medicines, or vaccines:
Low-dose aspirin
Blood pressure
Chickenpox
Cholesterol
Colorectal cancer
Diabetes
Flu
Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
HIV
Lung Cancer (55 and older*)
Mammogram
Measles, mumps, and rubella
Pap and HPV
Sexually transmitted infections
Tetanus, diphtheria, or whooping cough
Tuberculosis
In Your 60's - 90's talk to your doctor once a year about:
My weight, height, diet, and physical activity level
My tobacco and alcohol use
Any violence in my life
Depression and any other mental health concerns
Who will make health care decisions for me if I am unable to
Ask if you need these tests, medicines, or vaccines:
Low-dose aspirin
Blood pressure
Chickenpox
Cholesterol
Colorectal cancer
Diabetes
Flu
Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
HIV
Lung Cancer (80 and younger*)
Mammogram
Osteoporosis (65 and older*)
Pap and HPV (65 and younger*)
Pneumonia
Shingles
Sexually transmitted infections
Tetanus, diphtheria, or whooping cough
Tuberculosis
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