Recommended Screenings and Immunizations for Women with High Risk Factors

Recommended Screening Tests and Immunizations for
Women with High Risk Factors
(Part 4)

if it applies	Do you have or have you had?	Then ask your health care provider if you need the following screenings or tests more often or at a younger age:
	Chronic lung disease	Influenza vaccine; pneumococcal vaccine
	Chronic liver disease	Hepatitis A vaccine
	Thyroid Disease	Thyroid test; influenza vaccine; pneumococcal vaccine; bone mineral density test (of hyperthyroid)
	Gum (periodontal) disease	Oral exam
	Colon polyps; Inflammatory bowel disease	Colonoscopy
	A developmental delay	Vision exam; hearing test
	Eye injury or disease	Vision exam
	Ear injury or prolonged exposure to loud noise	Hearing test
	HIV/AIDS	Oral exam; vision exam; Pap test; pelvic exam; TB test; thyroid test; STDs tests; influenza vaccine; pneumococcal vaccine; hepatitis screening; hepatitis A, B vaccines
	A blood transfusion from 1978-1985	HIV test; hepatitis screening
	Multiple sex partners (or a partner who has multiple sex partners)	STDs tests; HIV test; hepatitis B test; hepatitis C test; Pap test; pelvic exam
	Alcoholism	Pneumococcal vaccine; TB test; psychological screening; liver tests
	Intravenous (IV) drug use or addiction	Hepatitis screening; hepatitis A, B vaccines; TB test; STD tests; HIV test; psychological screening
	A sexually transmitted disease (STD)	STD tests; HIV test; Pap test; pelvic exam
	Lived or worked with someone exposed to Tuberculosis (TB)	TB test
	A serious injury (cut or laceration)	Tetanus-Diphtheria booster vaccine
	A baby recently (within the last few weeks or months)	Post-partum depression screening

This chart lists screenings or tests you might need more often or earlier due to having high risk factors,
or things in your life that increase your chances of developing a condition or disease.


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