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A member asked:
Is pap smear is painful for someone who's never had sex?
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Should not be painfu: Everybody has a different threshold for pain. Others consider discomfort as pain. Either way, the benefit of having regular cervical cancer screening with pap smears should outweigh any temporary discomfort or pain that the procedure elicits.
Answered 11/2/2015
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