{"id":29844,"date":"2025-11-20T07:44:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T07:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v2.eyclub.gr\/?p=29844"},"modified":"2026-10-21T10:36:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T07:36:35","slug":"etisios-elegxos-check-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.eyclub.gr\/en\/etisios-elegxos-check-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Checkup: Which Check Ups Should You Do Every Year?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Annual Medical Examination and Check-up with the EY Club Health Card<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prevention is the foundation of good health \u2013 and an annual medical check-up is one of the most important steps we can take to look after ourselves.<br>With a properly structured audit, we can identify any problems at an early stage and prevent situations that would otherwise require a more complex solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is an annual check-up important?;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It detects health problems before symptoms appear<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It helps you monitor key health indicators (blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It gives you confidence and peace of mind<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It creates a health record that may prove useful in the future<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which health checks should you have every year?;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depending on gender, age and family history, the standard tests usually recommended are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Essential tests for everyone:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Complete blood count<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Screening for anaemia, inflammation and infections<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Urinalysis<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Check for infections or kidney problems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Blood sugar (glucose)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Screening for pre-diabetes or diabetes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cholesterol &amp; lipids (total, HDL, LDL, triglycerides)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Liver enzymes<\/strong>\u00a0(SGOT, SGPT, \u03b3GT) \u2013 Liver function test<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Urea &amp; creatinine<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Renal function test<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Electrocardiogram (ECG)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Particularly for people over 40<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Blood pressure<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 At regular intervals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eyclub.gr\/%ce%b4%cf%89%cf%81%ce%b5%ce%b1%ce%bd-%cf%80%ce%b1%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%87%ce%b5%cf%82\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For women:<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pap test<\/strong>\u00a0(every 1\u20133 years, depending on age)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mammography<\/strong>\u00a0(over 40 or as advised by your gynaecologist)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Breast\/uterus\/ovary ultrasound scan<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thyroid tests (TSH, FT3, FT4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eyclub.gr\/%ce%b4%cf%89%cf%81%ce%b5%ce%b1%ce%bd-%cf%80%ce%b1%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%87%ce%b5%cf%82\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For men:<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Prostate screening (PSA)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Over 45, or earlier if there is a family history<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Testicle examination<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Self-examination and\/or clinical examination<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hepatological or gastroenterological examination<\/strong>, if there are any indications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">With your health card, everything\u2019s easier!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the\u00a0<strong>EY Club Health Card<\/strong>, you can have the above tests carried out at partner diagnostic centres and by partner doctors\u00a0<strong>with significant discounts or free of charge<\/strong>, depending on your package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Book an appointment easily with one of our partner doctors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enjoy value for money and peace of mind<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access to modern healthcare services, all year round, without any hassle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/v2.eyclub.gr\/en\/dorean-paroxes\/\">free health check-ups<\/a> for members and all <a href=\"https:\/\/v2.eyclub.gr\/en\/atomiki-oikogeneiaki\/\">Benefits of the EY Club Health Card<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/v2.eyclub.gr\/en\/contact\/\">Please get in touch with us<\/a> on 2313 253 333.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual Checkup: Which Check Ups Should You Do Every Year?<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29845,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ygeia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/v2.eyclub.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/v2.eyclub.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/v2.eyclub.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v2.eyclub.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v2.eyclub.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29844"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/v2.eyclub.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31570,"href":"https:\/\/v2.eyclub.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29844\/revisions\/31570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v2.eyclub.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/v2.eyclub.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v2.eyclub.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v2.eyclub.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}