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A member asked:
I've never bad an abnormal pap smear-- is that really uncommon? how can in have never had an abnormal pap despite having different partners?
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Not uncommon.: The kind of abnormal PAP we worry about is the one associated with HPV infection, specifically types 16 / 18. If you don't have it you don't have it. You have been lucky. You can still get it if you do not use protection. Be careful.
Answered 8/18/2014
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Abnormal pap: First let me congratulate you on getting regular pap smears. Never having an abnormal pap smear means that either you have never had HPV or that your body has cleared itself. This is not unusual in women under thirty. This is why the new guidelines from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology now has us not treat simple HPV infections in women under thirty. Use condoms, safe sex.
Answered 8/18/2014
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