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Can you still get a pap smear when i have my period? or should i reschedule my appointment. will it mess with results and hpv test? it would be the very end of my period?

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Dr. John Berryman answered

Pap smear:period?: Pap smears done properly will be OK even with your period. Most women do not like to visit their gyn when having a period, so just wait until it is over, and reschedule until then.

Answered 4/10/2018

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A member asked:

Can you still get a pap smear when i have my period? or should i reschedule my appointment. will it mess with results and hpv test? it would be the very end of my period?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. John Berryman answered

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