Women Age 18 - 30

Most women during this stage are busy with schooling, career advancement and starting a family.  Health is typically good, but preventive health care is often sidestepped while women care for others.    Nutrition and exercise are very important during this time of life as well as beginning a regime of routine health screening.

Monthly

• Breast Self Examination 
• Skin Self Examination

Every 6 Months

• Dental Examination

Yearly

• Weight, Height and Body Mass Index (BMI)
• Blood Pressure and Heart Rate
• Pelvic Examination/Pap Smear
• STD Screening, if at risk
• Clinical Breast Examination
• Clinical Skin Examination
• Carotid Artery Ultrasound (Stroke and Heart Disease Assessment)
  

Every 3 - 5 Years

• Hip to Waist Ratio
• Body Compostition Testing
• Electrocardiogram (EKG)
• Eye Examination/Screening
• Labs:
  
  • CBC
  • Lipoprotein Profile (Total Cholesterol, HDL, LDL, VLDL, Triglycerides)
  • Cardiac Risk Markers (CRP-HS)
  • Thyroid Profile
  • Metabolic Panel (Kidney, Liver, Bone and Electrolytes)
  • Fasting Blood Sugar
  • Chest X-Ray, if smoker

Vaccinations

• Tetanus-Diphtheria Booster
• Gardasil Vaccine
• Hepatitis A and B Vaccine
• Meningococcal Vaccine
• Influenza Vaccine, optional