Testing by age
We start with three age plans, then your doctor adjusts them to you.
Your doctor looks at your history, past results and goals, then adds or removes tests. We show you the tests a plan includes and the reason behind each one.
Set your baseline and check for things you might have inherited.
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Diabetes and heart checks become part of the routine.
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Keep screening on schedule and tailor it to you.
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Age is where we start, not what decides your care. Your doctor may order fewer tests or different ones.
How to read a plan
Each test gets one label that tells you when your doctor might order it. No test is automatically repeated every year.
Checked when it’s due, based on your age and earlier results.
Usually checked once in adulthood, not every year.
Your doctor talks through the pros and cons with you before ordering it.
Ordered only when you have a symptom, risk, medicine or earlier result that calls for it.
Not usually helpful without a specific reason.
At a glance
| Test | 18–34 | 35–49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol (lipid panel) | Scheduled when due. At 18, your doctor reviews your history first. | Scheduled when due. | Tailored to your risk and goals. Not automatically every year. |
| Lp(a), an inherited heart-risk particle | Once, if never measured. | Once, if never measured. | Once, if never measured. |
| Blood sugar (A1c or fasting glucose) | For a specific reason, such as risk factors. | Scheduled. | Scheduled when due, if the result could change your care. |
| ApoB, a count of cholesterol-carrying particles | For a specific reason. | For a specific reason. | For a specific reason. |
| Blood count, chemistry, kidney tests | For symptoms, risks or medicines. | For symptoms, risks or medicines. | For symptoms, risks or medicines. Age alone is not a reason. |
| Iron, B12, thyroid | For a specific reason. | For a specific reason. | For a specific reason. |
| Reproductive hormones | For symptoms or a fertility question. | For symptoms. Typical menopause usually isn’t tested. | Typical menopause is usually diagnosed from symptoms. |
| PSA (prostate-specific antigen) | Not routine. | Discussed only for certain higher-risk people. | Discussed first, with age limits. |
Some tests sound advanced but are not usually helpful without a specific reason.
If you’re up to date, you may not need a new blood draw today.
How it works
We start with the plan for your age. Your doctor then reviews your history, past results and goals. They may add tests or remove them, including tests you’re already up to date on. Each test you get has a reason you can read.
Screening means checking before you have symptoms. Some checks are usually done once in adulthood, not every year. Your doctor checks your records first, so you may not need them again.
The hepatitis and HIV points are general public-health recommendations, not a list of what Base1 offers.
Most tests on the full list fall here. Your doctor orders them for a symptom, a medicine, a known risk or an earlier result, not because of your age alone. Examples include a blood count, a chemistry panel, thyroid, iron, B12, hormone and urine tests.
Some tests sound advanced but are not usually helpful without a specific reason. They include insulin, leptin, LDL particle-size tests, omega-3 and omega-6 tests, free T3, amylase and a biological-age score. Extra results can lead to false alarms and more tests, so your doctor orders these only when there’s a clear reason.
| Test | When it’s usually repeated |
|---|---|
| Diabetes screen, normal | About every 3 years. Sooner if you have symptoms or your risk changes. |
| Prediabetes | Usually every year. Diagnosed diabetes follows its own plan. |
| Lp(a) | At least once in adulthood. Not every year. |
| Cholesterol | Depends on earlier results, risk and medicine changes. Not promised every year. |
| PSA (if you choose it) | Often every 2–4 years between 50 and 69, tailored to you. |
| Low testosterone | A low result is repeated with an early-morning, fasting test before any diagnosis. |
| Everything else | Depends on why it was ordered. We don’t repeat everything. |
These intervals are guidelines, not fixed appointment times. Your doctor sets the timing for you.
Getting started online just puts you in touch with the practice. It doesn’t choose your tests. A licensed doctor reviews your history and can add or remove any test. Your doctor also asks about your anatomy, hormone treatments and history so results are read correctly.
Your physician reviews your results before you see them. If anything is out of range, you get a video call within 3 business days, included in the price. No membership, no auto-renewal.
Proposed prices; final pricing is confirmed before launch.
This is not a substitute for medical care. Pregnancy, urgent symptoms, known disease and treatment monitoring follow their own pathways. If you have an emergency, call 911.
Tell us your age, goals and concerns, and a doctor will tell you what’s worth checking for you before you pay for anything.
Proposed Base1 protocol, approved by our medical director before use. General information, not personal medical advice. Your physician selects your tests and may add or remove any of them, including tests you’re already up to date on. Pregnancy, urgent symptoms, known disease and treatment monitoring follow their own pathways.
Medical care is provided by Medical Associates Of Fort Worth, doing business as Benbrook Aesthetics, an independent, physician-owned medical practice. Base1 Health is a marketing and information site: it does not provide medical care and does not collect or store health information. Currently caring for patients in Texas; other states coming soon. Laboratory testing is performed by Quest Diagnostics. Not a substitute for medical care. Not for emergencies: call 911. Base1 Health is operated by Nu Link at 10111 Clodine Rd, Richmond, TX 77407.