How often do you have a physical examination?

My opinion is that people under the age of 35 don't need an annual physical examination. Of course, this doesn't mean that you don't pay attention to your health. When I was young, my advice was to go to the hospital for a physical examination at any time if I felt abnormal, instead of going to the physical examination center to do a chest X-ray, ultrasound and blood draw for myself every year. When young, the probability of abnormal physical condition is very low, and the value of universal screening is not too great. Of course, if you are very sorry about your life and don't bother, go ahead.

Gynecological examination: I suggest a routine cervical smear examination every 2-3 years after sex. After the age of 30, you can do cervical smear and human papillomavirus examination. If both are negative, you can check them every three years. You don't need to have an annual gynecological ultrasound examination before you are 35 years old. Before pregnancy, if the woman has the conditions, do a routine physical examination to understand the basic situation of the body.

After the age of 35, it is recommended to have a routine physical examination every year. The items of physical examination do not mean that the more expensive the better. I suggest that the basic examination can include: liver and kidney functional electrolytes (including fasting blood glucose), blood lipids (over 60 years old), blood routine, urine routine, stool routine plus occult blood, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, spleen and kidney ultrasound, thyroid ultrasound, uterine adnexal ultrasound, cervical smear+human papillomavirus, electrocardiogram, breast ultrasound or molybdenum target.

Personally, I think chest X-ray examination is of little significance. If the chest X-ray can be seen, if the tumor is advanced, if there is inflammation or something, there will basically be symptoms. For those over 45 years old, it is recommended to consider having a lung CT examination once a year.

If you are over 50 years old, you can consider doing colonoscopy every 5- 10 years.

I think the tumor marker is basically chicken ribs. If it is found to be high, it does not represent a tumor. If it is normal, it does not absolutely rule out that you have no tumor. We often meet women who are found to have a high CA 125, and they are extremely nervous. In fact, most of them are benign diseases and are not worth worrying about.