Men’s health screening guidelines

Good health at every age requires regular checkups, conversations with your Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic provider plus routine screenings.

Screenings for men ages 18-39

• Diabetes screening: If you have a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25 and other risk factors for diabetes, you should be screened.
• Infectious disease screening: Depending on your lifestyle factors and medical history, you may need to be screened for sexually transmitted infections such as syphilis, chlamydia and HIV.
• Immunizations: We recommend vaccines for influenza (annually), tetanus (every 10 years) and measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) if you didn’t receive the MMR vaccine as a child.

Screenings for men ages 40-64

Colorectal cancer screening: You should be screened for colorectal cancer beginning at age 45, or earlier if you have a family history.  Learn what you need to know about getting a colonoscopy. 

• Diabetes screening: After age 45, you should be screened for diabetes every three years. If you are overweight or have other risk factors, you may need more frequent screenings.
• Prostate cancer screening: After age 50, you should discuss screening for prostate cancer with your provider.
• Immunizations: You should continue getting a flu vaccine yearly and a tetanus shot every 10 years.

Screenings for men ages 65 & older

• Colorectal cancer screening: Until age 75, you should have an annual stool test, a flexible sigmoidoscopy every five to 10 years, or a colonoscopy every 10 years.
• Diabetes screening: You should continue diabetes screening every three years or as necessary due to risk factors.
• Prostate cancer screening: You should discuss screening for prostate cancer with your provider.
• Immunizations: You should receive vaccines for shingles and pneumonia in addition to an annual flu shot and tetanus shot every 10 years.

Learn more about comprehensive men’s health care and the conditions we commonly treat.