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  2. 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 ...

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

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    What to do if you get an abnormal pap smear result. If you get an abnormal result from your pap test, don’t panic: “Many women have abnormal cervical cancer screening results and an abnormal ...

  4. Does Medicare cover PAP smears? - AOL

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    people of reproductive age who have received an abnormal PAP smear within the past 36 months. Every 5 years, people ages 30 to 65 years with no symptoms of HPV can get HPV screening during their ...

  5. Human papillomavirus infection - Wikipedia

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    Because of the link between HPV and cervical cancer, the ACS currently recommends early detection of cervical cancer in average-risk asymptomatic adults primarily with cervical cytology by Pap smear, regardless of HPV vaccination status. Women aged 30–65 should preferably be tested every 5 years with both the HPV test and the Pap test.

  6. Cervical screening - Wikipedia

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    However, it is acceptable to screen this age group with a Pap smear alone every 3 years or with an FDA-approved primary high risk HPV test every 5 years. [11] In women over the age of 65, screening for cervical cancer may be discontinued in the absence of abnormal screening results within the prior 10 years and no history of high-grade lesions ...

  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. The Latest Pap Smear Alternatives Ditch The Speculum ... - AOL

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    Getting a Pap smear isn’t high on most people’s list, but it’s the go-to test to look for cervical changes that could lead to cancer.So, most women endure it every three or so years. Now ...

  9. Vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia - Wikipedia

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    VAIN can be detected by the presence of abnormal cells in a Papanicolaou test (Pap smear). [2] Like cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, VAIN comes in three stages, VAIN 1, 2, and 3. [3] In VAIN 1, a third of the thickness of the cells in the vaginal skin are abnormal, while in VAIN 3, the full thickness is affected. [3]