Health Screenings for Men

Screening Tests	Ages 18-39	Ages 40-49	Ages 50-64	Ages 65 and older
Full checkup, weight and blood pressure	Once a year	Once a year	Once a year	Once a year
Thyroid Test (TSH)	Every 5 years, beginning at age 35	Every 5 years	Every 5 years	Every 5 years
Cholesterol test	Every 5 years, beginning at age 20	Every 5 years, or once a year if you have, or are at risk for high cholesterol	Every 5 years, or once a year if you have, or are at risk for high cholesterol	Every 5 years, or once a year if you have, or are at risk for high cholesterol
Diabetes: Blood Glucose Test	Get tested if you’re overweight or at risk for diabetes	Every 3 years, beginning at age 45, or every 1-2 years if your risk is high	Every 3 years, or every 1-2 years if your risk is high	Every 3 years, or every 1-2 years if your risk is high
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) (blood test)		Yearly, beginning at age 40	Yearly	Yearly
Colorectal health: Fecal occult blood test			Yearly	Yearly
Colorectal health: Colonoscopy		Every 5 years, beginning at age 40 if you have a family history of colon cancer	Every 10 years, beginning at age 50, or every 3-5 years if you have a higher risk of colon cancer	Every 10 years, or every 3-5 years if you have a higher risk of colon cancer
Skin health: Mole exam	Every 3 years, beginning at age 20	Yearly	Yearly	Yearly