Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Posts: 42 Location: Manila, Philippines
Thanks: 0
Thanked:0
Screening Tests All Women Should Go Through Posted: 12-17-07 04:59am
Early detection or diagnosis of disease
positively affects the success of
treatment. The earlier we catch a
disease, the better. Here are some of the
screening tests that women should have:
For women who are sexually active (no
matter what age) should have a pap smear
(cervical cytology) annually; then every
2-3 years after 3 consecutive negative
test results if age 30 or older without
high-risk factors.
Mammography should be done for women aged
19-39 years old if they have high-risk of
developing breast cancer, like if there is
a family history or multiple relatives
with breast or ovarian cancer. For women
40 years old and above should have it
every 1-2 yrs, or yearly if 50 years old
and above.
Lipid profile assessment should be done
every 5 years and fasting blood glucose
every 3 years when a woman hits age 45
years.
If you have any other questions, you can
send me a private message.
The site is not a replacement for professional medical opinion, examination, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your medical doctor or other qualified health professional before starting any new treatment or making any changes to existing treatment. Do not delay seeking or disregard medical advice based on information written by any author on this site. No health questions and information on eHealthForum is regulated or evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and therefore the information should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease without the supervision of a medical doctor. Posts made to these forums express the views and opinions of the author, and not the administrators, moderators, or editorial staff and hence eHealthForum and its principals will accept no liabilities or responsibilities for the statements made.
Schizophreniahealth
This page was last updated on April 1, 2008
