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Cervical Screening

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Ontario Cervical Screening guidelines
Initiation of screening
  • Women between the ages of 21 and 69 who are, or have ever been, sexually active should have a Pap test.
  • Screening should be initiated within three years of first vaginal sexual activity, i.e., vaginal intercourse, vaginal/oral and/or vaginal/digital sexual activity.

Screening interval
  • Screening should be done annually until there are three consecutive negative Pap tests.
  • After three annual negative Pap tests, screening should continue every three years.
  • If a woman has not been screened in more than five years, she should be screened annually until there are three consecutive negative Pap tests.
  • Women with previous abnormal Pap tests may be screened more frequently.
  • Women who have sex with women should follow the same cervical screening regimen as women who have sex with men.

Cessation of screening
  • Screening may be discontinued after the age of 70 if there is an adequate negative screening history in the previous 10 years (i.e. 3 or more negative tests).
  • Even if women have stopped having sex, they should continue to have the test.

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