The short answer
For most adult men, preventive care means keeping an eye on blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and weight; screening for colorectal cancer from the recommended starting age; having an informed discussion about prostate screening at the appropriate age; staying current on immunisations; and being asked honestly about mood, alcohol, tobacco and sleep. The timing is driven by risk and history, not by age alone.
The areas that get reviewed
| Area | What a visit is deciding |
|---|---|
| Blood pressure | Whether readings over time are in a healthy range |
| Cholesterol | Whether screening or treatment is due, based on overall risk |
| Blood sugar | Screening for prediabetes and diabetes by age and risk |
| Weight and waist | Whether it is driving other risks, and what you want to do |
| Colorectal screening | Which method, from the recommended starting age |
| Prostate screening | A shared decision after discussing benefits and harms |
| Immunisations | What is due on the national adult schedule |
| Mental health | Mood, anxiety, sleep and stress — asked properly, not in passing |
| Alcohol and tobacco | Screening and practical support, without a lecture |
Why there is no schedule on this page
Screening recommendations depend on age, family history, existing conditions and previous results, and national guidance changes as evidence accumulates. Publishing a generic table invites people to self-assign tests they do not need and to skip ones they do. The references below are the current primary sources; what applies to you is decided in a visit.
What happens virtually and what does not
- Virtual: working out what is due, ordering laboratory testing, reviewing results, adjusting the plan, follow-up.
- Locally, in person: blood draws, imaging, colorectal screening procedures and immunisations.
- In person: anything requiring an examination, including cardiovascular, abdominal and skin findings.
- Not offered here: testosterone or hormone-therapy programmes, peptide programmes, or specialty urology care.
For members in Dallas–Fort Worth, scheduled in-office visits for ages 13 and over are at our North Richland Hills practice — $129 on Virtual Family Care, or two included each membership year then $99 each on Virtual + Local In-Office Care.
The quickest way to make progress
Get a baseline set of numbers
Blood pressure, a lipid panel, an A1c and a metabolic panel cover most of the ground for a first visit in years.
Write down family history once
Heart disease, diabetes, colorectal and prostate cancer in parents and siblings change screening timing.
Ask for the price first
Presence quotes the cash price of laboratory testing and imaging before anything is ordered.
Deal with one thing properly
One change followed through beats five resolutions. Blood pressure is usually the highest-yield place to start.
Book the follow-up before you leave
Prevention fails on forgetting, not on disagreement.
General education about how screening decisions are made — not a recommendation for you, and not a replacement for your own provider's plan.