Preventive Care Plans and Guidelines

Guidelines for Males, Birth to 2

The following recommendations are categorized for “men” and “women,” and are driven by biological sex (male and female) rather than gender identity. Meet with your doctor to determine which recommendations best apply to you based on individual factors, such as your sex assigned at birth and current anatomy.1

Screenings

At birth

  • Hearing
  • Newborn metabolic disorders
  • Sickle cell
  • Thyroid
  • Critical congenital heart defect

Screen at each visit

  • Weight & length
  • Head circumference
  • Development & behavior
  • Oral/dental health
  • Vision
  • Hearing

Check for risk at each visit

  • Hepatitis B
  • High blood pressure
  • Tuberculosis

1 month

  • Newborn metabolic
  • Sickle cell
  • Thyroid

2 months

  • Newborn metabolic
  • Sickle cell
  • Thyroid

4 months

  • Hemoglobin or hematocrit (check for risks)

12 months

  • Lead testing
  • Dental exams (every 6 months)
  • Hemoglobin or hematocrit (blood count)

18 months

  • Autism

24 months

  • Lead testing
  • Autism
  • Body Mass Index
  • Lipid Disorder (cholesterol) (check for risks)

Vaccines


For more information about vaccines and the current recommendations on COVID-19 vaccinations, visit cdc.gov/vaccines.

At birth

  • Hepatitis B

1 month

  • Hepatitis B

2 months

  • Rotavirus (RV)
  • Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis (DTap)
  • Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib)
  • Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV)
  • Inactivated polio virus (IPV)

4 months

  • Hepatitis B
  • Rotavirus (RV)
  • Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis (DTap)
  • Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV)
  • Inactivated polio virus (IPV)

6 months

  • Hepatitis B 
  • Rotavirus (RV)
  • Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis (DTap)
  • Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib)
  • Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV)
  • Inactivated polio virus (IPV)
  • Influenza (Flu)
  • COVID-19

12 months

  • Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib)
  • Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV)
  • Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR)
  • Varicella (Chicken pox)
  • Hepatitis A 

18 months

  • Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis (DTap)

24 months

  • Influenza (Flu)
  • Hepatitis A

1 Caughey AB, Krist AH, Wolff TA, et al: USPSTF Approach to Addressing Sex and Gender When Making Recommendations for Clinical Preventive Services. JAMA. (November 16, 2021): pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34694343.