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Do you know what the pap smear is for? Clue I know people who are only alive today because of regular check ups. And no every 5 years is nowhere near often eno
by hdfbdtbcdg 7y ago
Do you know what the pap smear is for?
Clue I know people who are only alive today because of regular check ups. And no every 5 years is nowhere near often enough!
- astura 7y ago>And no every 5 years is nowhere near often enough! Not quite. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cervical-cancer/prevention-and-early-detection/cervical-cancer-screening-guidelines.html https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cervical-cancer/prevention-and... >All women should begin cervical cancer testing (screening) at age 21. Women aged 21 to 29, should have a Pap test every 3 years. HPV testing should not be used for screening in this age group (it may be used as a part of follow-up for an abnormal Pap test). Beginning at age 30, the preferred way to screen is with a Pap test combined with an HPV test every 5 years. This is called co-testing and should continue until age 65. Another reasonable option for women 30 to 65 is to get tested every 3 years with just the Pap test.