Women’s Health Checkup

Regular health exams and tests can help find problems before they start. They also can help find problems early, when your chances for treatment are better. As a woman, you need some special exams and screenings. During your checkup, your health care provider will usually do:

• A pelvic exam – an exam to check if internal female organs are normal by feeling their shape and size.
• A Pap test – a test to check for cancer of the cervix, the opening to a woman’s uterus. Cells from the cervix are examined under a microscope.
• A clinical breast exam – to check for breast cancer by feeling and looking at your breasts.

Your health care provider may also recommend other tests, including a mammogram or a test for HPV.

• Cervical cancer — screening and prevention (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Health screening – women – age 18 – 39 (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Health screening – women – age 40 – 64 (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Health screening – women – over 65 (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Pap and HPV Testing – NIH (National Cancer Institute)
• Women’s health (Medical Encyclopedia)

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