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

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    According to Dr. Harrison, “Women should stop having cervical cancer screening after age 65 if they do not have a history of abnormal cervical cells or cervical cancer, and they have had either ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Cervical screening - Wikipedia

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    Screening is recommended for women between ages 21 and 65, regardless of age at sexual initiation or other high-risk behaviors. [17] [18] [19] For healthy women aged 21–29 who have never had an abnormal Pap smear, cervical cancer screening with cervical cytology (Pap smear) should occur every 3 years, regardless of HPV vaccination status. [11]

  5. 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]

  6. Cervical cancer - Wikipedia

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    Pap tests should be done every three years between the ages of 21 and 65. [83] In women over the age of 65, screening may be discontinued if no abnormal screening results were seen within the previous 10 years and no history of CIN2 or higher exists. [83] [84] [85] HPV vaccination status does not change screening rates. [84]

  7. What to Expect at a Pap Smear - AOL

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  8. 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]

  9. 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 ...