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A 20-year-old female asked:

Im 20 years old been sexually active for 3 years when is the right time to get a pap smear done?

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A 25-year-old female asked:

If you have a normal pap smear, can you have an abnormal one 3 years later if you haven't been sexually active since then?

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A 22-year-old female asked:

I have a bump on the out side of the vagina haven't been sexually active in 3 years had a pap done 4 months ago came back normal what can this be?

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A 16-year-old female asked:

I've never had a pap smear but I am 16 and have been sexually active for 3 years. does the pap smear check for more than the blood test?

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A 18-year-old female asked:

I am 19 and sexually active for 2 years. When should I get a pap test? I have persistent yeast infection and late periods, can it be caused by HPV's?

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A member asked:

Is bleeding during a pap smear and tender cervix normal? Hi, I am 19 years old I have only had two sexual partners I have had lower abdominal pain which the doctors think is from my scar tissue. Today i had a pap smear and my gyno said my cervix was swoll

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