A 49-year-old member asked:
help please! when should i get a pap smear?
1 doctor answer
Dr. Justin Diedrich answered
13 years experience Gynecology
Need more info: Depending on when your last pap was and if you ever have had any abnormal pap smears, you may need one. If they have all been normal (or negative) you only need it every 3-5 years depending on which version your doc sends.
Answered on Apr 16, 2014
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Patterson answered
41 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ask the person: Who did the pap that person shoudl have told u when to expect the results by depends if there is anything wrong where u live and what lab it went t ... Read More
A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Thomas Wolski Jr answered
9 years experience General Practice
Depends on her age: Current guidelines recommend that women get their first pap at the age of 21, even if they are sexually active prior to that. Exceptions (where it sho ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Patterson answered
41 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Very: As it checks to make sure you have no precancer or cancer of the cervix and you can be checked for stds and also when you have the pap a breast and p ... Read More
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Justin Diedrich answered
13 years experience Gynecology
Age 21: The first pap should be done at age 21 regardless of whether someone is a virgin or not. You can get cervical cancer without ever having sex (it is ve ... Read More
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