I
was told by my daughter's nurse (whom I
was taking her to see for the first time)
that she should not get a Pap Smear until
either she is sexually active, or until
she is at least 18 years old. Is this
true? I seem to remember getting mine
when I started my period. My daughter
started hers about 4 moths ago. What is
the average age for the first Pap?
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Tanya
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Aug 2003 Posts: 145 Location: Hmm
Posted: 08-18-03 23:53pm
They usually never do pap smears on teens
until they become sexually active or as
you said 18.
Tanya
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roach_19
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Aug 2003 Posts: 3
Paps For Teens Posted: 08-30-03 00:15am
You don't have to get one until you are
sexually active. Some doctors recommend
getting one when you turn 18 just to make
all is well, but you don't really have to
until you're having sex.
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Sarah12892
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Posted: 07-31-08 22:06pm
They are right =]
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kymm
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Posted: 07-31-08 22:54pm
My daughter had to have one before the
doctor would prescribe the birth control
pill and she wasn't active.Now she's going
on her second year of having pap's.
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Amethyst_Butterfly
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Posted: 08-10-08 05:25am
I got my first one at 18, in fact I got in
on my mom's birthday lol
I
was told by my daughter's nurse (whom I
was taking her to see for the first time)
that she should not get a Pap Smear until
either she is sexually active, or until
she is at least 18 years old. Is this
true? I seem to remember getting mine
when I started my period. My daughter
started hers about 4 moths ago. What is
the average age for the first Pap?
