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Re: Why pap?

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 15 Oct 2002 14:57:55 -0500 (CDT)


At Tue, 15 Oct 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Why do doctors insist that I have a pap every two years even although I had
>both ovaries and uterus removed over 20 yrs ago?

While the vagina has much more resistance to the factors that lead to cervical cancer, there is still some risk, and a periodic pap is appropriate.

--
William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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