Age Range 19-39
Screening Recommendations
Prevention and Screening
- Cervical cancer screening1, 3
Age 21-29: Screen every 3 years with cytology alone
Age 30-65: Screen every 3 years with cytology alone or
Screen every 5 years with high-risk HPV testing alone or
Screen every 5 years with co-testing
- Chlamydia and Gonorrhea screening1, 5
Age ≥24: Screen annually
- Hepatitis C screening1
Age 18-79: Test at least once during lifetime
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening1, 5
Age 15-65: Test at least once during lifetime
- Lipid screening1
Age 18-21: Once during interval
- Thyroid stimulation hormone (TSH) screening6
Age ≥35: Screening every 5 years
Increased/High-Risk Screening
- BRCA 1/2 sequencing: with a personal or familial history of breast, ovarian, tubal, or peritoneal cancer or a cancer susceptibility gene mutation1
- Chlamydia and Gonorrhea screening1,5
- Diabetes screening1
- Hepatitis B screening1
- Hepatitis C screening1
- HIV screening1, 5
- Kidney disease screening8
- Syphilis screening1, 7
- Tuberculosis screening1
References:
12022 recommendations for Well-Woman Care Clinical Summary Tables. Women’s Preventive Services initiative. Available at https://www.womenspreventivehealth.org/wellwomanchart/.
22022 recommendations for Well-Woman Care - A Well-Women Chart. Women’s Preventive Services Initiative. Available at https://www.womenspreventivehealth.org/wellwomanchart/.
3Cervical Cancer Screening (Update) The American College of Obsteticians and Gynecologists. https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-advisory/articles/2021/04/updated-cervical-cancer-screening-guidelines.
4Carrier screening on the age of genomic medicine. Committee Opinion No. 690 American College of Obsteticians and Gynecologists. Obstst Gynecol 2017;129:e35-40
5Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at https://www.cdc.gov/std/prevention/screeningreccs.htm. Accessed December 14, 2020.
6Ladenson PW, Singer PA, Ain KB, Bagchi N, Bigos ST, Levy EG, et al. American Thyroid Association guidelines for detection of thyroid dysfunction [published erratum appears in Arch Intern Med 2001;161:284]. Arch Intern Med. 2000;160:1573-5. Available at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10847249/
7Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Syphilis - CDC Fact Sheet (Detailed), Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Dept. of Health and Human Services; 2017. https://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/stdfact-syphilis-detailed.htm; last updated: February 13, 2017.
8National Kidney Foundation: Quick Reference Guide on Kidney Disease Screening: Available at https://www.kidney.org/kidneydisease/siemens_hcp_ quickreference
9ACOG Practice Bulletin 226: Screening for Fetal Chromosomal Abnormalities. Obstet Gynecol 2021 Oct;136(4):e48-e69
10https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/routine-tests-during-pregnancy