Prophylactic examinations of women depend on age and he alth condition. A he althy twenty-year-old woman is examined differently than a woman in her 40s with first he alth problems. Check what and when you should check.
Preventive examinationsshould be done in order not to overlook minor he alth problems and take action before they become serious.Prophylactic examinations of womenmust primarily include those that show the most common threats. Women often suffer from anemia and migraines, and the effects of a chronic stress life: sleep disturbances and depression. Increasingly, and earlier, women suffer from cardiovascular diseases.Preventive examinationsalso concern the prevention of female cancers.
Prophylactic examinations of women 20 +
- Chest X-ray - once every 5 years
- Lipidogram, i.e. measurement of blood cholesterol and its HDL and LDL fractions, as well as triglycerides - once every five years.
- Basic prophylactic examinations: blood count, ESR, blood glucose concentration and general urine examination Chest X-ray - once every two years.
- Blood pressure measurement and general examination by an internist - once a year.
- Gynecological examination and cytology - once a year.
- Dental check-up and cleaning of teeth from plaque - once every six months.
- Breast self-examination, between 6th and 9th day of the cycle - monthly.
Prophylactic examinations of women 30 +
- Transvaginal ultrasound of reproductive organs - once every 10 years.
- Eye control at an ophthalmologist and fundus examination (people with eyesight defects as indicated by the doctor) - once every 5 years.
- Lipidogram (tests for cholesterol, HDL and LDL fractions, and triglycerides) every five years. Warning! Women whose mother, grandmother or father and grandfather suffer from cardiovascular diseases and overweight ladies should take a lipid profile every year.
- Basic preventive examinations: morphology, ESR, glucose concentration and general urine and breast ultrasound examination, and after the age of 36, mammography - once every 5 years.
- Gynecological examination and cytology - once a year.
- Blood pressure measurement and general examination by an internist - once a year.
- Dental check-up and teeth cleaning from plaque - once every 6 months
- Self-examinationbreasts - monthly.
Prophylactic examinations of women 40 +
- Testing thyroid hormone levels - once in a decade
- Chest X-ray and gastroscopy - once every 5 years (in smokers, chest X-rays every year).
- EKG or electrocardiogram - once every 2-3 years.
- Transvaginal ultrasound of reproductive organs, breast ultrasound and mammography - once every two years.
- Lipidogram (cholesterol, fractions, triglycerides) - once every two years (if a woman has a family risk of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, is overweight or smokes, the lipidogram must be done every year.
- Eye control at an ophthalmologist, fundus and intraocular pressure tests - once every two years.
- Basic prophylactic examinations (blood count, ESR, blood glucose level and general urine examination) as well as gynecological examination and cytology - once a year.
- Dental examination and cleaning of teeth from plaque - once every six months.
- Breast self-examination - once a month.
Prophylactic examinations of women 50 +
- Densitometry (bone density) test - once in a decade
- Colonoscopy or endoscopic examination of the large intestine - once every 5 years.
- Determining the level of sex hormones in the blood - once every few years.
- Mammography - once every two years.
- Testing the level of thyroid hormones - every year.
- Gynecological examination, cytology and ultrasound of the reproductive organs - once a year.
- Electrocardiogram - once a year.
- Basic prophylactic tests (blood count, ESR, blood glucose concentration and general urine test) as well as lipid profile - once a year.
- Ophthalmological examination (fundus examination, measurement of intraocular pressure) - once a year
- Dental examination and cleaning of teeth from plaque - once every six months.