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A member asked:
I just had a pap smear on thursday, bled lightly afterwards for the rest of the day and friday morning. can having sex reactivate the bleeding?
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Bleeding: Yes, the brush on the pap test made you bleed and you need to give your body time to heal it.
Answered 2/22/2015
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