If you're looking for a great OB/GYN, the experts at Indiana Regional Medical Center (IRMC) are here for you.
Whether you need a yearly pelvic exam, pregnancy care or help with any kind of gynecology condition, you can get expert care right here, close to home.
From the front desk staff to our providers, we take the time to get to know you as a person, not only as a patient. We want you to feel confident in our skills—and at ease with our team.
We'll try to get you in quickly for an appointment. And it's easy to get in touch if you have a question or need to follow up with us after your office visit.
You're the reason we're here. You come first.
Our obstetrics and gynecology services
The IRMC team includes board-certified OB-GYNs who are supported by skilled nurses and other providers, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
Reviewed 8/30/2022
Screening tests for women
Find out which tests you should get in each decade of life.
Screening tests can help you find and head off health problems early. Keep reading to find out which tests women should get in each decade of life.
Note: This information is intended as a general guide. Talk to your doctor for details on what types of tests you need and when to get them.
20s—Recommended tests:
- Blood pressure. At least every 2 years.
- Beginning at age 25, primary HPV test every 5 years (preferred), HPV test and Pap test every 5 years, or Pap test every 3 years.
- Chlamydia and gonorrhea. Yearly through age 24, if you're sexually active. Thereafter depending on your risk factors.
- Cholesterol. Every 4 to 6 years.
30s—Recommended tests:
- Blood pressure. At least every 2 years.
- Cervical cancer. Primary HPV test every 5 years (preferred), HPV test and Pap test every 5 years, or Pap test every 3 years.
- Cholesterol. Every 4 to 6 years.
- Diabetes. At least every 3 years, starting at age 35.
40s—Recommended tests:
- Blood pressure. At least every 2 years.
- Breast cancer. Mammogram every year, starting at age 45.
- Cervical cancer. Primary HPV test every 5 years (preferred), HPV test and Pap test every 5 years, or Pap test every 3 years.
- Cholesterol. Every 4 to 6 years.
- Colorectal cancer. Start at age 45. Talk to your doctor about screening options.
- Diabetes. At least every 3 years.
50s—Recommended tests:
- Blood pressure. At least every 2 years.
- Breast cancer. Mammogram every year until age 55. Mammogram every 2 years starting at age 55.
- Cervical cancer. Primary HPV test every 5 years (preferred), HPV test and Pap test every 5 years, or Pap test every 3 years.
- Cholesterol. Every 4 to 6 years.
- Colorectal cancer. Talk to your doctor about screening options.
- Diabetes. At least every 3 years.
60s—Recommended tests:
- Blood pressure. At least every 2 years.
- Breast cancer. Mammogram every 2 years.
- Cervical cancer. Women who have been screened regularly and had normal results can stop screening after age 65.
- Cholesterol. Every 4 to 6 years.
- Colorectal cancer. Talk to your doctor about screening options.
- Diabetes. At least every 3 years.
- Osteoporosis. Start at age 65; thereafter depends on your risk factors.
70+—Recommended tests:
- Blood pressure. At least every 2 years.
- Breast cancer. Mammogram every 2 years.
- Cervical cancer. Only if you had serious cervical precancer in the past 25 years.
- Cholesterol. Every 4 to 6 years.
- Colorectal cancer. After age 75, talk to your doctor about screening options.
- Diabetes. At least every 3 years.
- Osteoporosis. Depends on your risk factors.
VISIT THE WOMEN'S HEALTH TOPIC CENTER FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WOMEN CAN STAY HEALTHY.
- American Cancer Society. "American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer." https://www.cancer.org/healthy/find-cancer-early/american-cancer-society-guidelines-for-the-early-detection-of-cancer.html.
- American Cancer Society. "Cancer Screening Guidelines by Age." https://www.cancer.org/healthy/find-cancer-early/screening-recommendations-by-age.html.
- American Diabetes Association. "Classification and Diagnosis of Diabetes: Standards of Care in Diabetes--2023." https://diabetesjournals.org/care/issue/46/Supplement_1.
- American Heart Association. "Heart-Health Screenings." https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/consumer-healthcare/what-is-cardiovascular-disease/heart-health-screenings.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Get a Cholesterol Test." https://www.cdc.gov/cholesterol/cholesterol_screening.htm.
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. "Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening." https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening.
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. "Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening." https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening.
We offer complete OB/GYN services for women of all ages and stages, including:
- Well-woman exams. Regular gynecological visits are important. They focus on preventive care and early detection. A well-woman visit may include pelvic exams, Pap smears and clinical breast exams. We'll help you stay up to date on screening mammograms too.
- Family planning. This includes IUDs (intrauterine devices) and implanted birth control.
- Evaluation of symptoms that may need treatment, such as abnormal menstrual bleeding or vaginal discharge.
- Sexually transmitted infection (STI) tests and treatments.
- Gynecological procedures. We offer office procedures such as curettage and dilation, colposcopy and cryotherapy. Our OB/GYNs are also surgeons. They perform surgeries such as tubal ligation (getting the tubes tied) and robotic hysterectomy.
When you need a pregnancy doctor
Are you ready to start or grow a family? As obstetricians, we'll take great care you and your baby every step of the way.
Our care starts with preconception and continues through prenatal visits to delivery in our Wonderful New Life Maternity Center.
Our patients include women whose pregnancies are considered high risk. That may be the case because of their age or health problems.
How to make an OB/GYN appointment
We have two convenient locations in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and one in Blairsville, Pennsylvania.
To make an appointment, please call us at 888.452.IRMC (4762).