Annual Exams for Women (click here)
AGE 18 — 39
Pelvic exam and Pap smear
- Screening should start within 3 years after first having vaginal intercourse or by age 21.
- Beginning at age 21, women should have a pelvic exam and Pap smear every 2 years to check for cervical cancer.
- If you are over age 30 or your Pap smears have been negative for 3 times in a row, your doctor may tell you that you only need a Pap smear every 3 years.
- Women who have had a total hysterectomy (uterus and cervix removed) may choose not to have Pap smears.
- Women who are sexually active should be screened for chlamydia infection. This can be done during a pelvic exam.
- Health care is important for young men and women. They are at risk for problems. Being healthy on your wedding day is important.
- Young men face the possibility of testicular cancer. That scared me as a mother when I realized this terrible disease was most prevalent in young men. My sons were educated about the warning signs and the received their regular check ups.
- Young people should not be suckered into fearing their own best interests. They are smarter than that. The PACs have to spend their money on something otherwise why would they exist. It's all propaganda. These ads are promoting potential illness and death; not health.
