Welcome to Natural MD Radio, your place to hear the whole truth on health and medicine for women and children and get the tools you need

to take back your this is episode 102 and I'm your

host Dr. Aviva Ram today we're going to talk about everything you need to know about

the pap test H.P.V. and PAVIC exams.

Before I dive in, I want to let you know that there's going to be a lot of information,

some guidelines, various things that you might want to remember and be able

to use to personalize your own care and your own exams.

So instead of having to remember everything as you're going along,

I just want to let you know that over at my website

at AvivaROM.com forward slash 102, that's the number 102,

because it's episode 102.

You'll find a blog version of what I'm sharing with you

so that you can go there for quick reference

find your age group find the guidelines that are relevant to you etc etc and

not have to stress about wondering if you can remember something while you're on the treadmill or

driving in your car or whatever it is that you might be doing right now while you're listening,

which I thank you so much for doing.

Okay, so let's dive in.

As if hopping onto an exam table, butt naked,

wasn't stressful enough, knowing what to do

about PAPS and HPV and whether you need pelvic exams can be super confusing.

I'm going to break it all down so you know what to say yes to, when and why, and when to say thank you but no ma'am. So let's start with the

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