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Can a pap smear delay your period?

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no: Doing a pap smear has nothing to do with your period.

Answered 8/6/2017

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8 months pp, my period this month is a dark brown with some bleeding. I had a pap smear earlier this month and everything was good. Why is that?

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The last period I had came the day after a Pap smear. It was a week early, short but heavy. Now all my ovulation tests are coming back negative?

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My last period ended June 6 and i am yet to see it. I did a pap smear June 22. i have never missed a period it is always on time what can be wrong?

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I am a 53 year old woman I have not had a period fro 15 months I have brown discharge, my last pap smear which was a little over a year ago was fine. ?

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Hi. I''ve recently had a pap smear on Monday. I started my period Wednesday. But for some reason it is extremely heavy. (I've never experienced this) I woke up three times in the night to change because it was so heavy. Is this normal?

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