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Federal panel recommends pap smear every three years

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Walt Larimore

A federal panel says healthy women do NOT need to get a pap smear every year after all. While many physicians, including me, strongly support the recommendation, there are some worried that the recommendation will lead to women deciding that … Continue reading →

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Clinicians doing Pap test too often on women

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Walt Larimore

I find that most of my female patients either are not aware of or do not understand the national recommendations concerning pap smears. Now, there are reports that physicians are not using these new guidelines either. The Los Angeles Times … Continue reading →

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New guidelines: Women can get Pap smears every two years

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Walt Larimore

The AP has a nice report on another set of guidelines just out that declare, “Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually.” The new guidelines conclude, and I agreed, that is … Continue reading →

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