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Healthy living in your 40s
Last reviewed
May 2016
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General health
Get an annual well-woman visit
Get my blood pressure checked
Eat healthy
Maintain a healthy weight
Get at least 30 minutes of exercise most days
Quit smoking or don’t start
Limit alcohol use
Get a seasonal flu shot
Ask what other shots I need
Talk to my doctor about any domestic and interpersonal violence
Reproductive and sexual health
Choose the right birth control if I have sex
Talk to my doctor about whether I plan to have children in the next year
Talk to my doctor about when I need a
Pap
and
HPV test
Talk to my doctor about whether I am having
perimenopause symptoms
Talk to my doctor about my risk for sexually transmitted infections and need for screening
Get an HIV test at least once in my lifetime
Diseases and conditions
Talk to my doctor about getting my cholesterol checked if I have a family history of heart problems
Get tested for diabetes if I have blood pressure higher than 135/80
Talk to my doctor about my family history of cancers
Talk to my doctor about whether I should have a screening mammogram
Talk to my doctor about getting screened for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
Talk to my doctor about stress, depression, and other mental health concerns