If you have protected sex with a guy who has no STD's, do you have to get a pap test?

Question

also, if your a virgin do you have to get a pap test? or do you only do them after having sex?

ok thanks. I'm 20 and have never been to an ob/gyn, I just have a regular doctor. my town is small.

Answer 1

You should get a pap smear every year after you go through purity the test has nothing to do with stds it is checking you for abnormal cells on your cervix

Answer 2

Just to contradict Candy, a Pap test is not (or at least should NOT be) painful. A little embarrassing the first few times, but definitely not painful. What can be painful is a colposcopy which might end up having to be done if you don't have a yearly pap and suspicious cells don't get caught. And don't believe a guy who says he's "clean"... he could be lying, or he could have a number of STD's that do not present symptoms, like HPV, Chlymidia, etc. Guys do not routinely have STD screenings.

Answer 3

If you are a Virgin, you can wait until after you have had sex, but you should go after that. Pap smears are not for STD's, they check to make sure your cervix is OK - they are checking to make sure you do not have cancerous cells or any other diseases. Cervical Cancer as well as other diseases can go undetected if you don't have a pap smear to catch them. But is does sound like you are young and you could wait a while, but once you start having sex on a regular basis, you should go get checked - and not by your primary care physician, you need a gyn - if you live in a small town, travel to the next biggest town and find one there.

Answer 4

You should get a PAP before you have sex. The test looks for more than just diseases so just because he doesnt have an STD, doesnt mean you shouldnt go in for a PAP. If you have the same partner (and your his only partner) then I think it's safe to only go when its your annual check up time. It only hurts if you tense up or if there is some other problem. It's hard to think about relaxing when youre in that position, but it can be done and mine never last longer than 5-10 min! If you notice any problems or have any other partners, then I think it would be a good idea to have additional exams between your yearly's. Hope this helps!

Answer 5

Once you have reached puberty, you should have a pap test done at least once a year, whether sexually active or not. This is for your health, and the smear can determine a lot of things that may or may not be going on inside your body.
Virgin or not, paps once a year is a common procedure during your yearly physical with the doctor. Nothing to be ashamed of or embarassed about. Paps can test for ovarian cancers as well. It's a common procedure, and takes about 5minutes.

Answer 6

Why are you going to have sex at all if you are so naive about your body? Who says the guy has no STDs? The guy. I'll wager. If he claims no STDs, that means he has been having sex with other girls. How special and loved do you feel now, Miss #7 in a row of conquests?
Are you aware no protection is 100% for conception and therefore much less for passage of any STD you may have been lied to about? Did you know HIV may take 10 days to show in a blood test? Did you know some STDs are LIFETIME, and you will risk it for 10 minutes of what to you sounds like infinite pleasure?
You have survived this long without intercourse, what makes now so urgent? Is he the team captain and says he loves you and cannot sleep nights thinking of you? Remember what I said earlier, you are not the first if he says he has no disease.
Keep your virginity. You have the rest of your life to give that gift to the right person at the right time. Pap smears are primarily for cancer testing; blood and urine are primarily for STDs, but that doesn't matter now. Why? Because you are going to think OF and FOR yourself and leave this boy for the next girl he thinks he can talk into intercourse.

Answer 7

As a healthcare provider here is the lowdown:
A pap test is done to get early detection of cervical cancer. We can also test for HPV and a couple of STD's if we request that testing on the form that's sent in with the sample. This test does not have much to do with sexual activity except in a round about way (you are more prone to cervical cancer with the increased number of sexual partners you have, you have to have sex generally to get a sexually transmitted disease which could appear on a pap test if we have requested that test also...see what I mean) It cannot test for ovarian cancer. I usually do a pap test before starting birth control pills, no matter what age. I start pap tests on women at age 20, even if they are virgins (you don't have to have sex to get cervical cancer). Pap tests are done on my patients untill they day they die even if they have had a hysterectomy (I have found three cases of vaginal cancer in the past year this way on patients who had hysterectomies). Pap tests should not be painful...alot depends on how relaxed the patient is (after all, a penis is alot bigger than a speculum...or my two fingers). And if it helps you be comfortable....see a woman healthcare provider...which is why I have the patients I do. Yearly exams also give us the opportunity to do breast exams and speak to you about breast self exam (every 13 minutes a woman dies from breast cancer....early detection saves lives). Also.....please...all you girls and women out there.....get the new vaccine that prevents HPV.....it could stop cervical cancer in out time.......Any other questions...e-mail me....I promise answers....its what I do.

Answer 8

Yes. Every year, darling. The test is painful, but lifesaving.

Answer 9

go here
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Detection/Pap-test