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      Prevention Guidelines for Men 18 to 39

      Screening tests and vaccines are an important part of managing your health. A screening test is done to find diseases in people who don't have any symptoms. The goal is to find a disease early so lifestyle changes and checkups can reduce the risk of disease. Or the goal may be to find it early to treat it most effectively. Screening tests are not used to diagnose a disease. But they are used to see if more testing is needed. Health counseling is important, too. Below are guidelines for these, for men ages 18 to 39. Talk with your healthcare provider to make sure you’re up to date on what you need.

      Screening

      Who needs it

      How often

      Alcohol misuse

      All adults

      At routine exams

      Blood pressure

      All adults

      Yearly checkup if your blood pressure is normal*

      Normal blood pressure is less than 120/80 mm Hg*

      If your blood pressure is higher than normal, follow the advice of your healthcare provider

      Depression

      All adults who have access to healthcare provider for diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up

      At routine exams

      Diabetes mellitus, type 2

      Adults who have no symptoms and are overweight or obese and have 1 or more extra risk factors for diabetes (such as having a close family member with diabetes)

      At least every 3 years (yearly if blood sugar has started to rise)

      Hepatitis C

      If at increased risk

      At routine exams

      HIV

      All men

      At routine exams

      High cholesterol and triglycerides

      All men ages 35 and older, and younger men at high risk for coronary artery disease

      At least every 5 years

      Obesity

      All adults

      At routine exams

      Syphilis

      Anyone at increased risk for infection

      At routine exams

      Chlamydia

      Anyone at increased risk for infection

      At routine exams

      Gonorrhea

      Anyone at increased risk for infection

      At routine exams

      Tuberculosis

      Anyone at increased risk for infection

      Check with your healthcare provider

      Vision

      All men in this age group1

      Every 5 to 10 years if no risk factors for eye disease

      Counseling

      Who needs it

      How often

      Diet and exercise

      Adults who are overweight or obese

      When diagnosed and at routine exams

      Sexually transmitted infection prevention

      Men who are sexually active

      At routine visits

      Skin cancer

      Prevention of skin cancer in fair-skinned adults through age 24

      At routine visits

      Tobacco use and tobacco-related disease

      All adults

      Every exam

      Immunizations***

      Who needs

      How often

      Tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis (Td/Tdap) booster

      All adults

      Td: every 10 years

      Tdap: Have a 1-time dose of Tdap instead of a Td booster after age 18, then boost with Td every 10 years.

      Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)

      All adults in this age group who have no record of previous infection or vaccines**

      1 or 2 doses

      Chickenpox (varicella)

      All adults in this age group who have no record of this infection or vaccine**

      2 doses. The second dose should be given 4 to 8 weeks after the first dose.

      Flu (seasonal)

      All adults

      Yearly, when the vaccine is available

      Hepatitis A

      People at risk2

      2 doses given at least 6 months apart

      Hepatitis B

      People at risk3

      3 doses over 6 months. The second dose should be given 1 month after the first dose. The third dose should be given at least 2 months after the second dose (and at least 4 months after the first dose).

      Haemophilus influenzae Type B (HIB)

      People at risk

      1 to 3 doses

      Human papillomavirus (HPV)

      All men in this age group up to age 26

      2-3 doses (depending on the age at which the vaccine series began). If 3 doses are advised, the second dose should be given at least 1 month after the first dose and the third dose should be given at least 5 months after the first dose.

      Meningococcal

      People at risk4

      1 or more doses

      Pneumococcal (PCV13) and pneumococcal (PPSV23)

      People at risk5

      PCV13: 1 dose ages 19 to 65 (protects against 13 types of pneumococcal bacteria)

      PPSV23: 1 to 3 doses depending on medical situation (protects against 23 types of pneumococcal bacteria)

      The type of vaccine used and the number of doses depends on age and medical situation. Talk with your healthcare provider about when and which type of vaccine is best for you.

      *From the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines

      **There may be exceptions. Talk with your healthcare provider.

      ***People who are 18 years old and not up-to-date on their childhood vaccines should get all catch-up vaccines advised by the CDC.

      1 From the American Academy of Ophthalmology

      2 For full list, see the CDC website.

      3 For full list, see the CDC website.

      4 People ages 19 to 21 years and who are first-year college students or have 1 of several medical conditions

      5 For full list, see the CDC website.

      Screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

      Vaccine schedule from the CDC

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