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New guidelines recommend longer waits between Pap tests

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said that women in their 20s can have Pap smears every two years, rather than annually, while those in their 30s can wait three years between tests. According to the revised guidelines, healthy women under the age of 21 can skip the tests, regardless of whether they are sexually active.

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