21
Years Old
You should start getting Pap Tests. This looks for precancers/cell changes of the cervix that might become cervical cancer.
21-29
Years Old
After getting your Pap test at the age of 21, your doctor may tell you that you can wait three years until your next Pap test if the results are normal.
30-65 Years Old
Talk to your doctor which testing options is right for you:
PAP TEST
if the results are normal, you ma retake after 3 years.
HPV TEST
if the results are normal, you may retake after 5 years.
This test looks fro the virus (human papillomavirus) that can cause these cell changes.
BOTH
if the results are normal, you may retake after 5 years.
>65
Years Old
You may not get screened anymore if you had normal screening results or you had your cervix removed.
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