The recommendations listed below are based on guidelines developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians and the U.S. Preventive Health Task Force. They are guidelines for how often you should see your health care provider for routine exams, measurements, and lab tests. If you have any ongoing health problems, you will probably need checkups more often. Health care problems for women vary by age. Abnormal Pap smears and cancer of the cervix are more common in younger women.
Breast cancer is more common in middle-aged and older women.
For these reasons health care recommendations are different for different age groups. If you are not immunized and become infected with the measles virus during pregnancy, the baby could also become infected and develop severe deformities and disabilities. If you do not know if you are protected against German measles, you can check with a blood test, or you can have an MMR shot if you are not pregnant. You should expect your health care provider to counsel you regularly on other ways to stay healthy. Avoid using alcohol and drugs while driving, swimming, boating, etc.