CDC finds millions of teen girls are getting unnecessary pap smears
t 2.6 million women between the ages of 15 and 20 in the United States received a pelvic exam in the past year, estimating that 54.4 percent
of those were potentially unnecessary. Unnecessary screenings like these “may cause harms such as false-positive test results, overdiagnosis, anxiety, and unnecessary costs,” the researchers write.Previously, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommended that women start pap smears three years after they become sexually active or by the time they turn 21.
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