June is Men’s Health Month. The following medical screenings are
recommended for men from age 18 through adulthood.
Men Aged 18-39*
• Full Checkup with Height, Weight, Skin at least every 3 years
• Blood Pressure Check Yearly
• Blood Tests for Diabetes, Cholesterol, and Kidney Dysfunction at
least every 3 years
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases – both partners should get tested,
including HIV before initiating sexual intercourse
• Eye and Ear Exams, if problems occur
• Dental Exam is recommended 1 to 2 times a year
• Tetanus-Diphtheria Booster every 10 years
• Influenza Vaccine annually
• COVID-19 vaccine
Men Aged 40-49*
• Full Checkup with Height, Weight, Skin at least every 2 years
• Blood Pressure Check Yearly
• Blood Tests for Diabetes, Cholesterol, and Kidney Dysfunction at
least every 2 years
• Colorectal Screening, discuss with MD if you are African-American
or if you have a family history
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases, both partners should get tested,
including HIV before initiating sexual intercourse
o Eye (including Glaucoma Screening if you have family history or if you
are African-American) and Ear Exams every 2-4 years
o Dental Exam 1 to 2 times a year
o Tetanus-Diphtheria Booster every 10 years
o Influenza Vaccine annually
• COVID-19 vaccine
Men Aged 50-64*
• Full Checkup with Height, Weight, Skin yearly
• Blood Pressure Check yearly
• Blood Tests for Diabetes, Cholesterol, and Kidney Dysfunction yearly
• You should talk to a health care provider about the pros and cons
of prostate cancer testing so you can decide if testing is the right choice for you.
• If a long-term smoker, discuss benefits/risk of lung cancer screening
with physician
• Colorectal Screening:
o Colonoscopy at least every 10 years
o Fecal Occult Test yearly
• Influenza Vaccine yearly
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases, both partners should get tested,
including HIV before initiating sexual intercourse
• Eye (including glaucoma screening if you have family history or
if you are African-American) and Ear Exams every 2-4 years
• Dental Exam 1 to 2 times a year
• Tetanus-Diphtheria Booster every 10 years
• Shingles Vaccine – 2 doses
• COVID-19 vaccine
Men Aged 65 and Older*
• Full Checkup with Height, Weight, Skin Exams yearly
• Blood Pressure Check yearly
• Blood Tests for Diabetes, Cholesterol, and Kidney Dysfunction yearly
• Discuss with health care provider about the pros and cons of prostate
cancer testing
• If a long-term smoker, discuss benefits/risks of lung cancer screening
with physician
• Colorectal Screening:
o Colonoscopy at least every 10 years
o Fecal Occult Test yearly
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases, both partners should get tested,
including HIV before initiating sexual intercourse
• Eye (including glaucoma screening) and Ear Exams every 1-2 years
• Dental Exam 1 to 2 times a year
• Tetanus-Diphtheria Booster every 10 years
• Influenza Vaccine yearly
• Pneumococcal Vaccine
• Shingles Vaccine
• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm screening with ultrasound one time for
men who have ever smoked
• COVID-19 vaccine