• A Woman's Guide to Health:
    • Ages 19-39
    • Click a different photo to see recommendations for that age range.
    • Click here for a printable version
    • Because we want you to have the tools you need to stay healthy, Capital Women's Care has created this guide to a woman's health at every age. Make sure to print this page so you can discuss it with your physician at your next visit.

    • Procedures:
    • - Height and weight
      - Blood pressure
      - Breast exam

    • Tests:
    • - Pap Test
      - Breast exam
      - Vision
      - Cholesterol screening

    • Immunizations:
    • - Tetanus-diphtheria booster
      - Flu shot
      - Pneumonia (depends on exposure)
      - Hepatitis B - if not at birth

    • Not routinely recommended - only if high risk exists
    • -Mammogram
      - Rectal exam
      - Fecal occult blood
      - Colonoscopy
      - Cholesterol
      - TSH test (thyroid stimulant hormone)
      - Urinalysis
      - Blood glucose

    • Exercise & Eating:
    • - Importance of daily exercise
      - Eating right

    • Pregnancy/Fertility:
    • - Biological clock
      - Prevention of infertility and

    • Sexuality:
    • - Birth control
      - STDs

    • Healthy Lifestyle:
    • - Avoid alcohol, cigarettes, drugs