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Public release date: 07 March 2007
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Checkups and tests for men
Take this checklist as a general guideline. Tests and screenings you need are related on your individual risks,
medical and genetic histories, and age. Then, talk with your doctor about all
men health questions you have. This way you will know what tests and screenings you need and how often you should
have them.
Regular checkups. Regular checkups are a good way to keep track of
health in men. Your doctor can listen to your heart, take your blood pressure, check
excess fat accumulation and take other assessments.
Sometimes, conditions that do not have noticeable symptoms, like high blood pressure, are found at a routine checkup.
This is also a good opportunity to get advice how to fight
obesity and overweight in men, sugar level in men blood,
male menopause,
erectile dysfunctions by dieting, exercising and other steps. There is no strict regulations as to when or how often a
man should perform his routine physical. However, talk to your doctor about suggestions for what is right for you.
Testicular exams. A testicular examination is recommended as a routine
testicular cancer checkup. Especially for those men who have cancer risk factors it's important to consider a monthly
testicular self-exam and to discuss this with their doctors. It is important to know that the testicular self-exam is good,
but not good enough to detect
cancer in testicles in its earlier stage. Screening in teens or adult men for
testicular cancer is not recommended if they do not have symptoms.
Cholesterol testing. The currently recommendation a fasting lipoprotein profile for all adults age 20 and older
every five years. This test evaluates
total cholesterol, HDL, LDL and triglycerides. Talk to your doctor; s/he may suggest more frequent testing depending
on your risk factors for heart disease.
Prostate cancer screening. It is an active debate about whether routine
prostate cancer screening should be done.
Some doctors consider that very small slow-growing prostate cancers may not cause a man any health problems, while
treatment of prostate cancer with surgery or radiation could. For this reason is important to talk with your doctor
and to ask to be informed about any pros and cons related to
prostate cancer screening.
However, prostate cancer screening is recommended for African Americans and for those men aged 40 and older who have
prostate cancer risk factors, such as multiple family members affected by the disease before age 65. For men older than 50, prostate cancer screening is recommended if they do not have major medical problems and have a
men life expectancy of at least 10 years. All experts do advise against screening men who are aged 75 and older.
Colonoscopy. The American Cancer Society recommendation includes several tests that may be used to screen for
colon cancer such as double contrast barium enema, CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) and stool DNA test. If any of
these tests are positive, your doctor may advise further colonoscopy testing. Talk to your doctor to see which screening
test is right for you if you have risk factors for colon cancer such as a family history, a personal history of
inflammatory bowel disease, the presence of certain polyps or certain cancers or radiation therapy.
Blood pressure. Despite experts do not agree on how often blood pressure should be checked, probably is a good
idea to have your blood pressure checked
at least once every two years.Your doctor may suggest more frequent screenings if you have prehypertension or high
blood pressure. Anyway, talk to your doctor if your blood pressure is 120/80 or higher.
HIV testing. Even if you think you have low risk for
HIV infected, talk to your doctor about HIV screening and
sexual health, especially if you had sex with other men (after 1975), have unprotected sex with different partners or inject illegal drugs.
Diabetes testing. All men who are overweight or obese and who have any other
risk factors for diabetes,
such as a family history, high cholesterol, BP readings (either treated or untreated) of greater than 135/80,
to be tested for
diabetes. The test is very important for those men having high blood pressure or high cholesterol, because
diabetes significantly raises their higher risk of heart attack.
Obesity. Men should be screened for obesity (risk factor for diabetes) by measuring body mass index (BMI), waist circumference or both.
Skin exams. Statistics show that skin cancer is the most common type of cancer. As most kinds of skin cancer
can be cured if found and treated early, the self examination is required from time to time. If any new or changing moles
or other marks on your skin or have a sore that does not heal is noticed, go to your doctor right away.
Dental checkups. A visit for cleaning are typically advised after every six months. This regular checkup with
your dentist is important for dental health and even your overall health.
Eye exam. This kind of examination depends on your age and whether you have any health problems that could affect
your eyesight. As a general recommendation, you should have your eyes checked every one to four years after age 40.
Men diagnosed with eye disorders, diabetes and other medical conditions may need more frequent testing.
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