How HPV Can Play Out Over Your Lifetime
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Julia Austin
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It can progress very quickly
The current guidelines for women in their twenties through sixties who have had a history of normal pap smears state that pap smears are only required every few years. But, a gynecologist we interviewed recommends going in more regularly for pap smears, especially if you have, at any time, had an abnormal one. In 2018 I had a normal pap smear. I skipped my 2019 one, per guidelines. In 2020, I had an abnormal pap smear and tested positive for active high-risk HPV. That’s how quickly things changed for me. Better safe than sorry, folks.
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