Your Preventive Care Checklist for 2023

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Your Preventive Care Checklist for 2023

Preventive Care Checklist

February 1, 2023

Read Time - 6 minutes

Medically Reviewed by

Allison Edwards, MD, Medical Director

Get ahead of potentially more costly care by keeping up with preventive care.

Knowing what appointments you need - and when - can be hard. Sesame’s Medical Director, Dr. Allison Edwards, MD, has compiled an easy checklist to see what appointments you should consider scheduling in the year ahead. This list should act as general guidelines - not as complete medical advice. As always, please adhere to your doctor's recommendations. If you need help finding the right doctor or specialist for you, Sesame has thousands of top-reviewed providers available nationwide to help you.

Men should consider getting the following care:

Specialty	Appointment	Frequency
Primary Care	Routine check-up	Annually or as needed to coordinate other recommended care and tests
Primary Care	Anxiety screening	As part of primary care visit
Primary Care	High cholesterol screening	Annually starting at age 40 if recommended
Primary Care	High blood pressure screening	Annually
Primary Care	Lung cancer screening	Annually for adults aged 50-80 who have a history of smoking*
Primary Care	Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes screening	Overweight or obese adults aged 35-70, annually or as directed by your clinician
Primary Care	Weight loss to prevent obesity related morbidity	Overweight or obese adults, annually or as directed by your clinician
Primary Care	STI Screening (HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis)	Prior to a new partner or with high-risk behavior
Primary Care	Hepatitis C virus (HCV) test	Prior to a new partner or with high-risk behavior, adults aged 18-79 years old
Primary Care	Hepatitis B virus (HBV) test	Prior to a new partner or with high-risk behavior
Primary Care / Gastroenterology	Colon cancer screening (iFIT, FOBT, Cologuard, and other options)	Starting at age 45; iFIT, FOBT (annually); Cologuard (every 3 years); Colonoscopy (every 3-10 years depending on risk factors)
Primary Care	Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) screening	Once for men between 65-75 who have ever smoked

Women should consider getting the following care:

Specialty	Appointment	Frequency
Primary Care	Routine check-up	Annually or as needed to coordinate other recommended care and tests
Primary Care	Anxiety screening	As part of primary care visit
Primary Care	High cholesterol screening	Annually starting at age 40 if recommended
Primary Care	High blood pressure screening	Annually
Primary Care	Lung cancer screening	Annually for adults aged 50-80 who have a history of smoking*
Primary Care	Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes screening	Overweight or obese adults aged 35-70, annually or as directed by your clinician
Primary Care	Weight loss to prevent obesity related morbidity	Overweight or obese adults, annually or as directed by your clinician
Primary Care	STI Screening (HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis)	Prior to a new partner or with high-risk behavior
Primary Care	Hepatitis C virus (HCV) test	Prior to a new partner or with high-risk behavior, adults aged 18-79 years old
Primary Care	Hepatitis B virus (HBV) test	Prior to a new partner or with high-risk behavior
Primary Care / Gastroenterology	Colon cancer screening (iFIT, FOBT, Cologuard, and other options)	Starting at age 45; iFIT, FOBT (annually); Cologuard (every 3 years); Colonoscopy (every 3-10 years depending on risk factors)
OB/GYN or Primary Care	Cervical cancer screening	Every 3-5 years
OB/GYN or Primary Care	Mammogram	Every 1-2 years starting between ages 40 and 50
Rheumatology	Osteoporosis screening	At least once after the age of 65

Source:

*U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2023).
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation-topics/uspstf-a-and-b-recommendations

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