Pap smear for virgin?!
Question: Pap smear for virgin.?
Is pap smear test only for woman whom already had sex before.?
Can a virgin go for the pap smear test.?Health Question & Answer
Can a virgin go for the pap smear test.?Health Question & Answer
Answers:
Yes, virgins can have Pap tests... and if you're still a virgin at age 18 (American Medical Association) or 21 (American College of Gynecologists) you *should* have one. That's so you can get a check-up on two things:
1) a baseline look at your cervical cells and how they're growing/developing so that any possibly pathological changes will be easier to recognise in comparison fwith later tests (and also simply to begin a record of your gynecological health to follow you through life)
2) to determine through family history and DNA analysis if you're one of the many women whose genetics predisposes her to early cervical cancers.
Besides this, if you begin having sex or simply have a possible gynecological problem (no matter what your age), you chould have a full gynecological work-up (with pelvic exam) as soon as possible.Health Question & Answer
1) a baseline look at your cervical cells and how they're growing/developing so that any possibly pathological changes will be easier to recognise in comparison fwith later tests (and also simply to begin a record of your gynecological health to follow you through life)
2) to determine through family history and DNA analysis if you're one of the many women whose genetics predisposes her to early cervical cancers.
Besides this, if you begin having sex or simply have a possible gynecological problem (no matter what your age), you chould have a full gynecological work-up (with pelvic exam) as soon as possible.Health Question & Answer
Yes, if you're about to get on birth control to help with cramps or to regulate your period, some docs will give you one. And if you're over 18 you need to be getting them, even if you've never had sex. Because you still need to be getting checked for cancer.Health Question & Answer
I guess you can, but there isn't really any point. Generally you will only have HPV if you have engaged in sexual activity. Health Question & Answer
I had a pap in June and I was a virign then, granted I'm 25, so maybe that's why. I was also there for the birth control pill. Health Question & Answer
i was a virgin when i first had one-i wanted to start birth control pills.Health Question & Answer
Doctors like to start scanning for HPV when a girl turns 18. Better safe than sorry! Health Question & Answer