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Posted on: 09/25/2007
Question
do normal doctors/gp's do pap smears or do you have to go to a gyn?
Answer
Usually your pediatrician or family doctor will do it - each year you are sexually active until age 25 then every couple years - the pap tests for cervical cancer, so they will also screen for sexually transmitted infections - ob/gyns are usually more specialized - and you go if you have a problem.