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If a woman has dormant high risk hpv vires imfection in her body, can a pap test detect the presence of hpv virus in her body?
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A pap smear can detect cancer cells in the cervix and an HPV test on the cervix can detect high risk HPV infection in cells in the cervix.
Answered 1/15/2022
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