Most doctors continue to recommend annual cervical cancer screening, despite guidelines recommending that low-risk women be tested every three years reports American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology on Aug. 18.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have mentioned three clinical situation in a woman between the ages of 30 and 60 years of age with a current normal Pap test:
• No current human papillomavirus (HPV) test results and history of 2 consecutive normal Pap test results,
• A current negative HPV test result and a history of 2 consecutive normal Pap test results
• A current negative HPV test result and no history of Pap tests.
In all three cases, guidelines would support extending the screening interval up to three years.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have mentioned three clinical situation in a woman between the ages of 30 and 60 years of age with a current normal Pap test:
• No current human papillomavirus (HPV) test results and history of 2 consecutive normal Pap test results,
• A current negative HPV test result and a history of 2 consecutive normal Pap test results
• A current negative HPV test result and no history of Pap tests.
In all three cases, guidelines would support extending the screening interval up to three years.
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