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I have a pap smear thursday morning. will unprotected sex tuesday night affect results?

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should not- specially if you clean yourself

Answered 5/31/2023

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No. Recent sexual activity is not a reason to defer a pap smear. Occasionally sperm will be an incidental finding on a pap but this does not affect the reading, and if any abnormalities are reported they will be unrelated to your recent activity.

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