Dr. Marcela del Carmen explains that women need to visit their OB/GYN every year for a pelvic floor exam and will need to have a Pap smear at that time if they were not tested for HPV within the last three years. A Pap smear can identify cervical cancer, a disease that all affects women at all life stages. Dr. del Carmen is a physician at the Gillette Center for Gynecologic Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital.