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Pap Test Tips to Remember
- Do not have a Pap test during your period
(menstruation). The best time to schedule a Pap test
is between 10 and 20 days after the first day of your
last period.
- For about 2 days before the Pap test:
- do not douche
- do not put medicines or spermicidal foams, creams,
or jellies inside the vagina
- Do not have sexual intercourse for 1-2 days before your
Pap test. This may cause unclear results.
Doctor Nguyen:
"Many women who never
had sex before want to know they are still
virgins after a Pap test. The Pap test can be
done without affecting virginity. To lessen
the discomfort, you can ask your doctor to
use the smallest speculum."
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