Women 65 and older
Yearly Exams:
- Pap smear
- Pelvic exam
- Physical exam
- Rectovaginal exam
- Mammography
- Urinalysis
- Cholesterol test
- Fecal occult blood test
- Fasting glucose testing (every three years)
- Urinary and fecal incontinence
- Bone density scan
For High-Risk Groups:
- Hemoglobin level assessment
- Colonoscopy
- Lipid profile assessment
- Thyroid-stimulating hormone test
- Sexually transmitted disease testing
* The National Osteoporosis Foundation recommends that the following groups of women also have yearly bone density scans:
All post-menopausal women who have had a fracture, and have an estrogen-deficiency or low body weight, low calcium intake, and other risk factors.