Age 9 to 12
HPV vaccination – officially recommended/approved for women 9 to 26 years of age.
Primary & Preventive Care for Women
Meeting women where they are in their health care journey is our focus for women-centered primary care.
Whether you are navigating a complex diagnosis or making lifestyle changes to achieve better health, your journey to wellness begins here.
Our women's primary care services include:
- Physicals
- Prevention and wellness services
- Acute care
- Same-day and evening appointments for well and sick patients
- Management of chronic conditions
- Patient education
- Culinary medicine
- LGBTQ+
- Breast exams
- Primary Care for cancer patients
- Contraception
- Virtual/telehealth access
Find the right care for every stage of life.
Age 21 to 29
Begin Pap test every three years. Your provider may recommend a breast exam every one to three years.
Age 30
May include HPV testing with your Pap tests; If you have normal results, you only need to have a Pap test every five years.
Age 40
Begin considering getting a mammogram.
Age 45
Your clinician may recommend a colon cancer screening based on certain risk factors (i.e., family history, African American race, American Indian, Alaskan Native, obesity, and others).
Age 50
Colon cancer screening (colonoscopy) and Mammogram; it is recommended that women start screening at age 50.
Age 65
Bone mineral density test to check for osteoporosis; Ask your doctor if you need to continue having Pap tests.
Age 75
Speak with your doctor about whether you still need to have mammograms and colon cancer screening. For some women, it might make sense to stop these tests.
Find a women's health care location near you.
MUSC Health Primary Care - Daniel Island
Hours
- Monday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Wednesday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
Specialties
- Primary Care
MUSC Health Surgical Oncology at Hollings Cancer Center
Address
86 Jonathan Lucas StreetHollings Cancer Center, 2nd & 3rd Floor
Charleston, SC 29425 Get Directions
Hours
- Monday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Wednesday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
Specialties
- Orthopaedic Oncology
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Surgical Oncology
MUSC Health Primary Care
Hours
- Monday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Wednesday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
Specialties
- Family Medicine
- Primary Care
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