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  2. How Often Should You Get a Pap Smear? We Asked an OBGYN - AOL

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    However, “a good rule of thumb is that women ages 21-29 should get a pap test every three years [and] women older than that continue getting paps every three years or choose to space out testing ...

  3. Pap Smears May No Longer Be Part of Your Gyno Visit

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    The task force has introduced a recommendation that women over the age of 30 test for high-risk human papilloma viruses (HPV) every five years rather than relying on pap smears to detect cervical ...

  4. Could the FDA's recently approved Pap smear alternative ... - AOL

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    Black and Indigenous women also have elevated death rates from cervical cancer due to a lack of follow-up care after an abnormal screening. While insurance coverage and socioeconomic factors are ...

  5. Human papillomavirus infection - Wikipedia

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    Women aged 30–65 should preferably be tested every 5 years with both the HPV test and the Pap test. In other age groups, a Pap test alone can suffice unless they have been diagnosed with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US). [133] Co-testing with a Pap test and HPV test is recommended because it decreases the rate of ...

  6. Well-woman examination - Wikipedia

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    Although women often undergo well-woman examinations on an annual basis, the interval for this visit and exam will vary depending on the needs of the patient. [3] The purpose of this exam in asymptomatic women is to screen for potential abnormalities, such as sexually transmitted infections, and malignancy.

  7. Pap test - Wikipedia

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    The Papanicolaou test (abbreviated as Pap test, also known as Pap smear (AE), [1] cervical smear (BE), cervical screening (BE), [2] or smear test (BE)) is a method of cervical screening used to detect potentially precancerous and cancerous processes in the cervix (opening of the uterus or womb) or, more rarely, anus (in both men and women). [3]

  8. Pap test not need for women under 25, cancer group advises - AOL

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    More frequent Pap tests (every three years) are still considered acceptable tests for offices without access to HPV primary testing. Pap test not need for women under 25, cancer group advises Skip ...

  9. Cervical cancer - Wikipedia

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    Cervical cancer screening using the Pap test or acetic ... fatigue, pelvic pain, back pain, leg pain ... cause of death from cancer in women, with over 660,000 new ...