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Can You Take Pap Smear Test If You Are Virgin
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Hemorrhoids and Anal Pap Smears; do they interfere which each other? If I have a normal Pap smear, am I HPV-free?Do the presence of hemmorhoids make the results of an anal pap smear turn out abnormal?Also, if a first anal pap smear comes out normal, and there is no sexual activity since then, are future anal pap smears required? Does a normal result indicate...
Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
These are three excellent questions1) Do hemorrhoids interfere with the Anal Pap test-- probably not. However, if the hemorrhoids are inflammed, then inflammation can indeed affect the Pap test. Although hemorrhoids will not cause a PAP test to...
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HPV: Would you recommend OraRisk HPV DNA test? Anal pap smear?Hi Dr. Bob,I know this is not related to HIV, but you're really the only doctor I trust when... Read more »Pap smear & colposcopy- are they different?Hello,I am very confused on my test results and would appreciate if you could shed some light. At... Read more »
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New Pap Smear Guidelines Advise Less Frequent TestsWomen should receive Pap screening no more than every three years, beginning at age 21 regardless of sexual history, say national guidelines released Wednesday. The new US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations are for healthy... Read more »
No Pap Smears for Women Under 21: GuidelinesMost women should not bother getting a Pap test until they turn 21, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). However, certain populations under 21 that still do need screening are detailed in new ACOG guidelines.... Read more »
Regular Pap Smear Is as Effective as ThinPrepThe liquid-based cytology test ThinPrep now represents 70 percent of the U.S. cervical cancer screening market, but a new report finds it no more effective than the conventional Pap smear at detecting precancerous cells. In the study, 89,784 Dutch... Read more »
HPV Test More Accurate Than Pap Test at Detecting Cervical Cancer, NEJM Studies SayHuman papillomavirus tests are more accurate than Pap tests in the detection of cervical cancer and precancerous changes in the cervix, according to two studies published on Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine , the Wall Street Journal... Read more »
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Abnormal pap smear
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
My doctor just informed me that my pap smear was abnormal. Could this be an indication of HIV infection?I possibly had an exposure Feb, tested Neg End of April. Read more » semen smear on nipple
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
does anyone know whether hiv can be transmitted if sperm is smeared onto a pregnant woman's nipple? i know chnaces is low, but if the person is pregnant, will there be a difference? will it be linked to blood stream?
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Virginity and HIV
Posted by Anonymous
First off, I do admit that I have been diagnosed with general anxiety, but I am not medication for it, just a little note...I'm wondering if I should be worried about HIV from my boyfriend. Him and I were both virgins when we first had sex over a... Read more »
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