2007-01-03 18:45:48 · 14 answers · asked by papsmi 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Yes, pap smears are VERY important because it detects HPV which can cause cancer. You don't have to be sexually active to get cancer. So, if you haven't already, make sure you schedule a pap and get one annually.
2007-01-03 19:09:36 · answer #1 · answered by MM7 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it is common technique to get a pap smear in case you get a pelvic examination. tell your pal to take a seat down back while the well being care expert does the try. The extra demanding you are the extra serious the adventure is. They positioned an device interior your vagina to open you slightly and then stick a protracted factor like a Q-tip and scrape cells off of your cervex. It sounds plenty worse than it is.
2016-10-06 10:13:23 · answer #2 · answered by wiemer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes most definitely. VD could be contacted in many different ways. Pap smears check for cancerous cells as well as VD. Great question!
2007-01-03 18:55:58 · answer #3 · answered by Shelly7 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No absolutely not. Virtually all cervical cancer is caused by HPV, which is sexually transmitted. (Verified by Cancer.gov & American Cancer Society). Paps ONLY detect abnormal cervical cells, nothing else. A woman has 0.65% lifetime chance of developing cervical cancer, according to the BMJ. Don't listen to theses idiots, do your own research.
2016-01-17 15:09:41 · answer #4 · answered by venus2011 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you become sexually active or turn 18 it's recommended you start getting them, and it's a really, really good idea. It's not that they're my favorite annual activity, but it's more than worth the unpleasantness to avoid the alternative of cervical cancer. Not to mention they do manual checks for breast cancer and any other abnormalities. This is somewhere you don't want to gamble.
2007-01-03 18:49:47 · answer #5 · answered by KyLeth 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes.
2007-01-03 19:08:30 · answer #6 · answered by backinbowl 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yep
2007-01-03 18:50:26 · answer #7 · answered by Dr Dee 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. (Unfortunately)
2007-01-03 18:49:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
As I understand it (being a male) yes.
2007-01-03 18:47:55 · answer #9 · answered by Warren D 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i asked the same thing to my dr. when i first went in for birthcontrol and she said yes they do so go check yourself sweetie.
2007-01-03 18:49:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋