Prevention Guidelines for Women 65+
Here are the screening tests and immunizations that most women at age 65 and older need. Although you and your healthcare provider may decide that a different schedule is best for you, this plan can guide your discussion. Click to see prevention plans for men and women in different age groups and learn more about each screening:
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Screening
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Who needs it
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How often
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Alcohol misuse
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All adults
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At routine exams
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Blood pressure
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All adults
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At least every two years
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Cervical Cancer
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Women at high risk
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Pap smear every 1-3 years
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Colorectal cancer
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All adults age 50 and older
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Check with your healthcare provider
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Depression
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All adults
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At routine exams
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Diabetes, type 2
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Adults who are overweight or have other risk factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, or family history of diabetes
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At routine exams
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Gonorrhea
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All sexually active women
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At routine exams
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HIV
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Anyone at increased risk
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At routine checkups
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Obesity
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All adults
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At routine checkups
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Osteoporosis
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Women age 65 and older
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At routine exams
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Syphilis
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Anyone at increased risk
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At routine exams
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Tuberculosis
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Anyone at increased risk
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Check with your healthcare provider
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Counseling
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Who needs it
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How often
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Aspirin for prevention of cardiovascular events
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At-risk adults
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When risk is identified
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Diet, behavioral counseling
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Adults with hyperlipidemia and other known risk factors for cardiovascular and diet-related chronic disease
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When diagnosed
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Tobacco use
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All users
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Every visit
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Immunization
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Who needs it
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How often
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Tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis (Td/Tdap) booster
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All adults
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Td: Every 10 years
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Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
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All adults age 65 and older who lack prior infection or documented vaccinations
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One dose
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Chickenpox (varicella)
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All adults age 65 and older who lack prior infection or documented vaccinations
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Two doses over 8 weeks
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Flu vaccine
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All adults
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Yearly during flu season
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Hepatitis A vaccine
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People at risk
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Twice over 12-18 months
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Hepatitis B vaccine
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People at risk
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Three doses over six months
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Meningococcal
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People at risk
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One or more times
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Pneumococcal (polysaccharide)
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All adults
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One time
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Zoster
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All women age 65 and older
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One dose
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Guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Immunization schedule from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Date Last Reviewed:
7/18/2007
Date Last Modified:
7/18/2007