i'm 18 and never had a pap smear. i don't ever plan on having them unless i get pregnant either.?
813428
Actually a pap smear can detect the growth of cancer cells.  Sexually active or not, should there be the slight chance of female related cancer in your family line, a pap smear is very wise for value of your health.  Just a few decades ago the school of thought was that a pap smear wasn't necessary until you became sexually active.  Think of this...a body part is a body part.  You let a doctor look in your ear, nose, throat...well your vaginal canal is simply another body part...so what.  Doctors are trained and very compassionate of each persons individual experiences and / or times frames in life...in your case a virgin and concerned about hurt.  Trust in a doctors skills, and if it does 'hurt', it will only be for moment, you can handle that, just spoil yourself after with a time with your friends, a bath and give yourself a heart hug for caring enough about yourself to get a all over check up.  Body parts are body party...doctors are trained...trust them to do their job...then pamper yourself after with a nice meal, dessert, or bath.
784601
Yes. It is perfectly safe to have the pap smear done. Not only safe, but sensible.  You could have an infection from the miscarriage, and would certainly want to have the all clear before you tried again.  Anytime after your cycles reset and the normal pattern resestablishes itself you can have one done.  You might also want to check with your doctor, as it is quite possible that a pap smear was taken when they did the first ob check.  If that was the case, you won't need to do another one for a year.
401849
Make sure you get regular pap tests. Your doctor might want to check to make sure you don't have any STD'S or a  Urinary Tract infection.
964944
it is possible not to have any symtoms besides not having your period, but you should go have a pap test for cancer, etc. anyway
567271
First of all, it's very common for young women to have a mildly abnormal Pap smear.  It just means that some of the cells they sampled aren't normal and they want to check again sooner than they would otherwise (usually a year.)\n\nMild cases of dysplasia very often clear up on their own.  It is usually caused by exposure to the human papilloma virus, which is also very common.  If your immune system can clear it up on its own, then your next Pap will likely be normal.  If not, your doctor will advise you of the next step.  If it's the same, the next step will probably be more "wait and see" or might include a colposcopy (kind of like a Pap, but they use a scope to actually look at your cervix and they swab some solutions onto it to see how the cells react.)  If it's advanced to a higher level of abnormality, then they may want to intervene; there are a couple of ways for doctors to excise a portion of the cervix, removing the abnormal part.  If it gets to that, make sure you ask your doc lots of questions about the procedure and any side effects.\n\nI had a series of mildly abnormal Paps (CIN 1, see answer above) about 5 or 6 years ago.  Mine cleared up on its own without any medical intervention and my Paps have been clear ever since.
858100
You should ask your docter, is it normal not to have any periods at all?
73362
not unless you had extremely rough sex and continue to have pain and bleeding for days after then there shouldn't be anything wrong with you. You should see a gynecologist as soon as possible after becoming sexually active, to get a pap smear and discuss birth control options. Also not very many women enjoy their first time. I would be more surprised if you DID enjoy it. Don't worry! It gets better!
724271
You're probably just young and when you're young you don't have a normal cycle yet. You're body has to adjust and creat it's own timing. It will be irregular until you reach about 18-21. The next time you get it could be 2 months! So don't worry you're fine. :-) I've been there before too
302392
Your age plays a big factor.  Could be stress, diet, over exercising, weight, or even a medical condition such as fibroid tumors (which is what I had). Don't worry too much about it unless you skip two months...... \nBy the way...how you do definitely know that you are not pregnant?
372824
How old are you? I started having my period at 13 and it isn't too bad. I have a disease called PCOS and it makes your periods extremely irregular sometimes. It is important to start having pap smears done yearly as soon as you get your period to help detect problems and diseases. Periods are sometimes painful but usually only the first day or so. Everyone is different when it comes to periods but most have easy ones I think. You will bleed for 3-5 days average. Remember everyone is different and so everyone will have different feelings about it. Just be sure to keep pads or tampons with you to avoid embarrassing moments when you start unexpecedly. I promise it isn't that bad.
626331
You may have a tilted uterus. Trust Me!! Certain positions tend to hurt due to this. I had a tilted uterus and it is nothing wrong with it but because of the position it makes deep penetration somewhat painful. Thank goodness when I had my son my doctor corrected it for me. Big Difference! I was told at my 1st Pap smear appointment as a teenager though, so if you have this, I'm surprised you wouldn't already know...
338435
Just because you had a paps smear last month. Doesn't mean that you shouldn't go back to the Dr. It might be a boil forming, or a wart? I would rather be safer than sorry.
923492
It means you have a mild HPV infection (human papiloma virus). But don't worry! since the dysplasia is still mild you can have more than 10 years before it starts to get serious. Just make sure you keep up your regular pap smears & your dr will treat it when it becomes necessary.\nPlease don't worry, most women will have HPV infections, that's why we're supposed to get pap smears to stop it developing into cancer. But keep in mind, that takes a long time if you keep yourself healthy :)
317536
I didnt get my first period til I was 17. My second period came 6 months later! It continued to be really irregular for a year. If you are under 18, don't stress about it.
910800
Well if you are schedule for a pap smear they will have to look at it.  Remember doctor's see these things all the time.  You might be more comfortable with a female doctor in future.
905058
I assume you mean you are going to Planned Parenthood to get onto birth control? If it is your first time going (which I again, assume, it is) they will more than likely do a pap smear, which is completely normal and discuss different types of birth controls which you should use.  If you have had unprotected sex in the past 1-5 days they will give you the morning after pill as well as a urine pregnancy test, which is also normal procedure.  It pretty much all depends on when your last period was to when you can actually start taking the birth control.  The Nuva Ring, which you insert into your vaginal wall, if effective almost immediately and needs no back-up protection.  Pills ususally say anywhere from a week to a month for back-up, etc.  I'm sure the nurse will go over it with you and if not, ASK.  They have no problem sitting down to talk with you. If you are under 18 years old, everything is free and if you are over 18 years old, depending on your insurance what what-not, they use a sliding-scale fee to determine how much payment you are responsible for. This is a very responsible decision you are making, wether you see it that way or not, and hope all your friends will follow in your footsteps.  Best of luck to you.
1032408
No way! But, sometimes people don't know they have std's until they have it. Women rarely have symptoms and should have a pap smear done regularly. Men, I have heard have some type of symptoms, but I'm not sure exactly what they are. \nSince you are helping a group of kids, I think that is a great! Teens don't listen to their parents about sex and the dangers that is there. You might be able to get handouts from the Health Department or search for info on the Internet.\nGood Luck with your group!!