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Oral sex before an coloposcopy does it cause abnormal pap smear?

Q: oral sex before an coloposcopy does it cause abnormal pap smear?

: I cannot come up with a scenario where this would have any effect on the test. Abnormal pap smears are months to years in development and represent a late stage of contact with a triggering agent. The triggering agent would come from genital to genital contact, not oral.

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

I cannot come up with a scenario where this would have any effect on the test. Abnormal pap smears are months to years in development and represent a late stage of contact with a triggering agent. The triggering agent would come from genital to genital contact, not oral.

Answered 10/31/2022

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

Answered 11/1/2022

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Neither giving nor receiving oral sex would affect the PAP results.

Answered 11/2/2022

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A member asked:

Oral sex before an coloposcopy does it cause abnormal pap smear?

3 doctors weighed in across 3 answers

Dr. James Ferguson answered

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