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@rohan You don't need a pap annually. It's overtesting that subjects you to a greater risk of false positive for no benefit. The changes caused by HPV happen so slowly that yearly is unnecessary, and that's why you can do every 5 years if it's combined with an HPV test. Doing it more frequently...

@rohan I've seen several people post on here and other forums that their employer's health insurance requires it or they won't pay. I had to dig for it, but here's one I remembered recently:

@faithfullyhis4ever In the US, gynecologists often ignore guidelines and do yearly pap smears on all their patients. Most gynos and midwives do yearly pelvic exams even though there's a mountain of evidence it's not necessary and other medical organizations like the AAFP recommend against it...