{"id":100810,"date":"2019-08-07T12:45:14","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T16:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.oviahealth.com\/guide\/100810\/fertility-how-often-mammogram\/"},"modified":"2023-03-22T14:29:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T18:29:16","slug":"fertility-how-often-mammogram","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.oviahealth.com\/guide\/100810\/fertility-how-often-mammogram\/","title":{"rendered":"Understand your mammogram screening"},"content":{"rendered":"

Biological sex and age are the two biggest risk factors for breast cancer. Females are more likely to develop the disease than males, and a female\u2019s risk increases as she gets older. A mammogram screening can help determine potential for future breast cancer.<\/p>\n

The details about a mammogram screening<\/h2>\n

Mammograms are x-rays that doctors use to examine breasts to detect potential breast cancer,<\/a> while the screening is the actual result. These results can be helpful in early breast cancer detection.<\/p>\n

But how often should you\u00a0get a mammogram? If it\u2019s been a while since you last looked this up, the guidelines may have changed a bit.<\/p>\n

Recommendations for women with average breast cancer risk<\/h3>\n

Here are the CDC’s recommendations, meant for women at average risk of getting breast cancer. If, for example, a woman’s family or personal medical history put her at an increased risk of getting breast cancer, recommendations may be a bit different. So these recommendations should serve as a guideline and, of course, be considered along with your healthcare provider as you figure out what’s best for you.<\/p>\n