Test
Age (years)
How Often
Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
35 and older
Every 5 years if levels are normal
Mammogram (Breast Cancer)
40 and older (women)
Every year
Pap Smear (Cervical Cancer)
21 and older (women)
Every 1-3 years Sooner if sexually active
Chlamydia (Chlamydial Infection)
25 or younger (women)
Yearly until age 26 If sexually active
Colonoscopy (Colon Cancer)
50 and older
Every 5-10 years if normal
Stool Occult Blood (Colon Cancer)
Bone Mineral Density (Osteoporosis)
65 and older (women)
Periodically