{"id":2457,"date":"2026-04-01T14:02:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missinformed.swooncreative.ca\/?p=2457"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:02:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:02:56","slug":"who-needs-to-get-a-pap-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missinformed.swooncreative.ca\/fr\/who-needs-to-get-a-pap-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Who needs to get a pap test?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated:&nbsp;Jul 29, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-1ebsm\">A pap test looks for abnormal cells in the cervix, meaning only <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/publications\/dictionaries\/cancer-terms\/def\/cervix\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>individuals with a cervix<\/u><\/a> should be getting a pap test. Individuals assigned the female sex at birth fall into this category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-8dgk\">If you have a cervix and are currently <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/flo.health\/menstrual-cycle\/teens\/can-a-gynecologist-tell\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>sexually active<\/u><\/a> (or have been in the past) and are at least 21 years old, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cancercareontario.ca\/en\/cancer-care-ontario\/programs\/screening-programs\/ontario-cervical\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Ontario Cervical Screening Program<\/u><\/a> recommends that you get a Pap test every 3 years. This includes women engaging in either\/ both heterosexual and same-sex relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-8ocp2\">It is important to note that women should still get a pap test <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealth.gov\/a-z-topics\/pap-hpv-tests\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>even if they<\/u><\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>feel healthy and have no symptoms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>are no longer sexually active<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>have only had 1 sexual partner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>have been through menopause<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>have no family history of cervical cancer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>have received the HPV vaccine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-9plcs\">Find out <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missinformed.ca\/post\/accessing-gynaecological-care-in-canada\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> on how to access gynecological care near you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"viewer-bj9ij\">References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-7gvin\">Cervical Screening. <em>Cancer Care Ontario. <\/em>(2020, accessed August 18, 2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-89ebp\">Retrieved from: https:\/\/www.cancercareontario.ca\/en\/types-of-cancer\/cervical\/screening<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-5h901\">Lees BF, Erickson BK, Huh WK. Cervical cancer screening: evidence behind the guidelines. <em>American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology<\/em>; 214: 438\u2013443.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated:&nbsp;Jul 29, 2023 A pap test looks for abnormal cells in the cervix, meaning only individuals with a cervix should be getting a pap test. Individuals assigned the female sex at birth fall into this category. If you have a cervix and are currently sexually active (or have been in the past) and are at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2458,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reproductive-health"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missinformed.swooncreative.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missinformed.swooncreative.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missinformed.swooncreative.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missinformed.swooncreative.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missinformed.swooncreative.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2457"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/missinformed.swooncreative.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2459,"href":"https:\/\/missinformed.swooncreative.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457\/revisions\/2459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missinformed.swooncreative.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missinformed.swooncreative.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missinformed.swooncreative.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missinformed.swooncreative.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}