I am a physician and you do not need a pap smear if you are a virgin. The guidelines for starting at age 21 are just arbitrary guidelines and they are saying that it is necessary to cover their butts (people are not always truthful when they answer questions about sexual history). Cervical cancer or cervical dysplasia (where the cells are abnormal but not cancerous) happens from HPV (human papilloma virus, of which there are various types), which is contracted sexually. Males are frequently carriers of HPV. If you have not have sex, then you cannot get HPV, therefore the pap smear is not necessary.
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I am a physician and you do not need a pap smear if you are a virgin. The guidelines for starting at age 21 are just arbitrary guidelines and they are saying that it is necessary to cover their butts (people are not always truthful when they answer questions about sexual history). Cervical cancer or cervical dysplasia (where the cells are abnormal but not cancerous) happens from HPV (human papilloma virus, of which there are various types), which is contracted sexually. Males are frequently carriers of HPV. If you have not have sex, then you cannot get HPV, therefore the pap smear is not necessary.
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