If your gyno won't prescribe BC without a pap smear, look to get a new doctor. Insurance isn't mandating it; it's just the doc deciding they know better than yo

If your gyno won't prescribe BC without a pap smear, look to get a new doctor. Insurance isn't mandating it; it's just the doc deciding they know better than you. Current medical advice does NOT stipulate the two should be related - https://www.acog.org/womens-health/experts-and-stories/ask-acog/do-i-need-to-have-a-pelvic-exam-to-get-birth-control https://www.acog.org/womens-health/experts-and-stories/ask-a... If you can't find a doc who won't decouple the two, try Planned Parenthood.