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I had a pap smear 2 days ago. i started my period that night. it pushed up my period a week ahead. is that normal?

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Dr. Stanley Swaby answered

No: A pap test do not make your period come on earlier. It's possible that you had bleeding from cervical irritation as a consequence of 'scraping' the cervix in doing the pap test.

Answered 10/18/2014

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A member asked:

I had a pap smear 2 days ago. i started my period that night. it pushed up my period a week ahead. is that normal?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Stanley Swaby answered

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