Can a virgin get a pap smear?!


Question: Can a virgin get a pap smear!?
im 18 and im virgin!.!.!. im going for birth control next week, and my mom said they'll probably give me a pap smear!.
-->but how can they give a virgin a pap smear!?
-->wont it tear the vagina walls!?
-->and if they need to find out if i have anything like cancer, why can't they just take my blood instead!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
1!. A virgin can have a pap smear!. Very few women have complete hymens, even if they haven't had sex!. Your doctor should have no trouble performing the procedure, and it only takes a minute!.

2!. No, it won't tear your vaginal walls!. During a Pap smear, your doctor will use what is basically a long pipe cleaner (very slender) to collect some cells from your cervix, which is at the far end of your vagina!. It likely will not even touch the walls!. There can be a little discomfort, but nothing will tear!.

3!. Not all cancers are detectable in blood!. The only reliable way to check for cervical cancer is to test a sample of cells from the cervix itself!.

If you are asking these questions because you are nervous or uncomfortable, I hope you'll try to relax!. The entire gyn exam only takes about 3-5 minutes, and even though it's a little awkward, it's important for your health!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

yes, a pap smear is just a rubbing of the area!.!.!.!.they are not painful, you have nothing to worry aboutWww@Answer-Health@Com

Yes virgins CAN get a pap, and no it wont tare!. I got my first pap at 13 or 14 and i was a virgin although i had health problems but in order to get BC i think you have to get a pap!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Make sure that you tell the doctor before he does the pelvic exam!. They have specially sized smaller speculums (for virgins and young girls)!. They will quickly swab a large Q-tip across your cervix and that is how they check for cervical cancer, STD's (even though you shouldn't have any if you're a virgin) and any type of infection (yeast, bacterial vaginosis)!.!.!.it goes to the lab afterwards!. You will be fine just mention it beforehand and you should experience no discomfort!.

Who in their right mind would give a thumbs-down to an answer like this!? A yahoo troll!?!?!? LOLWww@Answer-Health@Com

It is actually suggested by doctors that you get a pap smear before you have intercourse for the first time, this allows a doctor to make sure everything is OK before hand, that you don't have any pre-existing conditions!. and no it wont tear your vaginal wall, the vaginal wall is very stretchy and your hymen has a hole in it to begin with, this normally will not get torn during an exam!. Don't get me wrong, it may be uncomfortable and a little painfully the first time you get examined, so when you go in just relax and it will be over faster!.

and with the cancer thing, sometimes blood test wont show early cancer and the earlier cancer is caught the better chance you have of it not ruining your chances to have children, if that is what you want!.

I hope i helped some :)Www@Answer-Health@Com

They are just going to swab your cervix!. Your virginity has nothing to do with it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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