Men's Health — Checkups and Screenings
Annual Health Checkup
An annual preventive health checkup is designed to assess your health and make sure you stay well. A 30-minute men's health checkup includes:
- Height and weight
- Pulse rate and blood pressure
- Reproductive, urinary and problem-focused physical exam
- Review of immunizations, medications, allergies, and family history
- Cholesterol and other needed lab tests
- Mental health assessment and social history
- Specific age-appropriate testing, per the chart below
A preventive health checkup can be performed by a Dean primary care provider in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. If you need to find a primary care provider, please use our Provider Directory. Dean accepts most major health plans and insurance providers, self-pay, and Medicare/Medicaid.
Health Check Guide
Age-appropriate screenings can improve your health and keep you living well longer. Dean has developed the following Men's Health Check Guide to provide guidance on what tests are age-appropriate.
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Under 30
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Age 30-50
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After Age 50
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Routine visit every 1-3 years-physical exam tends to be largely problem-directed and includes testicular exam
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Every 1-2 years: blood pressure, height, weight
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Dental -at least yearly
- Should be doing a testicular self-exam every 1-2 months, especially between ages 15-35
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Basic lab screening - 1to 3 times during the ages of 20-40:
- Hemogram (complete blood profile)
- Urine analysis
- Basic metabolic profile (includes test for kidney function and electrolytes)
- Cholesterol screening every 5 years
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- Routine visit every 1-2 years
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Every 1-2 years: blood pressure, height, weight
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Dental -at least yearly
- Should be doing a testicular self-exam every 1-2 months, especially between ages 15-35
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Basic lab screening - 2 to 4 times during the ages of 30-50:
- Hemogram (complete blood profile)
- Urine analysis
- Basic metabolic profile (includes test for kidney function and electrolytes)
- Cholesterol screening every 5 years
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Ages 40-50: comprehensive metabolic profile (includes test for kidney function and electrolytes and liver function)
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Ages 40-50: PSA (blood lab test to screen for prostate cancer) and digital rectal exam in high-risk groups, such as men with a positive family history and black males
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- Complete physical yearly, including blood pressure, height, weight and digital rectal exam
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Dental - at least yearly
- Vision and hearing periodically
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Basic lab screening - annually
- PSA blood test to screen for prostate cancer
- Comprehensive metabolic profile (includes test for kidney function and electrolytes and liver function)
- Cholesterol screening every 5 years
- Regular colorectal cancer screening
- Annual stool hemotest (fecal occult blood test)
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy (partial colon cancer screen) at age 50 and every five years after, or colonoscopy (total colon cancer screen) every 10 years
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This chart provides general healthcare guidelines for men, but is not meant to replace any advice and guidance given by your doctor. Please use this as a reminder to take care of your personal health, and as a list of topics to discuss with your doctor.
If you are concerned about your health, talk to your doctor. You can also call our free 24-hour health information hotline, Dean on Call, at 1-800-57-NURSE (1-800-576-8773) for answers to your questions.
