{"id":2264,"date":"2023-03-08T10:15:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T10:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hpvprotected-sa.com\/?page_id=2264"},"modified":"2025-08-05T10:50:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T10:50:24","slug":"regular-screening","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/protect-against-hpv.com\/en\/regular-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"Regular Screening"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"mh-hero-5 mh-hero-5--default mh-hero-5--position-center-left mh-hero-5--425b6f61312c06102f0d57205133998e mh-hero-5--align-full\">\n        <figure class=\"mh-hero-5__image mh-image mh-image--bfadad3277c1dc2fdf85381e52142198 with-aspect-ratio with-aspect-ratio--custom-only-large-screen\">\n        <div class=\"figure-outer\">\n            <div class=\"figure-inner\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"is-full-width\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/protect-against-hpv.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2025\/03\/Image-2.png?w=2048\"\n        width=\"2048\"\n        height=\"926\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n        alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n                                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/figure>\n    \n\n<article class='mh-hero-5-content mh-hero-5-content--9e2b37443b13f3d99dfdf93afdc4f423 mh-hero-5-content--default'>\n    \n<h1  class=\"mh-hero-5-content__title mh-heading mh-heading--left mh-heading--6f67f62549e4fda268e289f4bcf28fee\"><strong>REGULAR SCREENING<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-hero-5-content__title mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--left mh-paragraph--2c73310b79fe784d10ed53f6f1e33282\"\n    >\n    How does screening help?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-hero-5-content__text mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--left mh-paragraph--fed52b3165f42abd22c0d8cd68c00761\"\n    >\n    An important first step in the prevention of HPV-related cervical cancer is early detection. This can be done through regular screening tests. Here are two common screening tests that are available.<sup>14<\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"mh-box mh-box--3975d7b40c6e52b2b5bdb0d30ddfc931 mh-box--no-background-image\">\n    \n<section class=\"mh-hero-11 mh-hero-11--6bf019b3dd5cb1c57005142d28137dfe mh-hero-11--ltr mh-hero-11--align-full\">\n    <div class=\"mh-hero-11__image\">\n            <figure class=\"mh-image mh-image--a6a29116d1645f5b455d3ebc34017f99 with-aspect-ratio with-aspect-ratio--169\">\n        <div class=\"figure-outer\">\n            <div class=\"figure-inner\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/protect-against-hpv.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2023\/08\/Asset-6.png?w=1032\"\n        width=\"1032\"\n        height=\"615\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n        alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n                                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <article class=\"mh-hero-11-content\">\n        \n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-hero-11-content__heading mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--2bd46905ab6c1d905bd9bcd6c038e207\"\n    >\n    <strong>THE HPV TEST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-hero-11-content__text mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--left mh-paragraph--fbc5f19a2a54e3cec349fa61ca4e6713\"\n    >\n    detects the human papillomavirus that can cause the cell changes.<sup>14<\/sup><\/p>\n\n    <\/article>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mh-box mh-box--59cf7b7bcef02595aee7499ba189b0bc mh-box--no-background-image\">\n    \n<section class=\"mh-hero-11 mh-hero-11--c3971274d80381291812bb7a3cd79bbb mh-hero-11--ltr mh-hero-11--align-full\">\n    <div class=\"mh-hero-11__image\">\n            <figure class=\"mh-image mh-image--0ba77d791e4a10bdc49dc80b1d5b7437 with-aspect-ratio with-aspect-ratio--169\">\n        <div class=\"figure-outer\">\n            <div class=\"figure-inner\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/protect-against-hpv.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2023\/08\/Asset-5.png?w=1032\"\n        width=\"1032\"\n        height=\"616\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n        alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n                                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <article class=\"mh-hero-11-content\">\n        \n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-hero-11-content__heading mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--left mh-paragraph--3bb3c5458ae3f32ce08d7553ac37bc76\"\n    >\n    <strong><strong>THE PAP TEST OR PAP SMEAR<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-hero-11-content__text mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--left mh-paragraph--b4f3aa5c7b15acfb933f3c57d80b9ed1\"\n    >\n    detects signs of precancers or cell changes on the cervix that might develop into cervical cancer if left untreated.<sup>14<\/sup><\/p>\n\n    <\/article>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mh-box mh-box--18ed65bc5cb3f6dbb74afa74b291a0ab mh-box--no-background-image\">\n    \n<h6  class=\"mh-heading mh-heading--center mh-heading--48922fe1723ce3c1ea3b6d3b3e4c2556\"><strong>EARLY DETECTION IS KEY TO PREVENTING HPV-RELATED CANCERS<\/strong>.<\/h6>\n\n<h6  class=\"mh-heading mh-heading--center mh-heading--28f5db8aea8c3e3f59621c27ce94dc15\"><strong>WHEN CAN WOMEN GET SCREENED?<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"mh-spacer mh-spacer--fe4036aa28e32b1e40f2020e2e82e6f3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"mh-hero-5 mh-hero-5--default mh-hero-5--position-center-left mh-hero-5--bbc9a413da970f4615fcf70a050d37cc mh-hero-5--align-full\">\n        <figure class=\"mh-hero-5__image mh-image mh-image--59e9b54d3ef3cf4c5d8735a51a0c4a4d with-aspect-ratio with-aspect-ratio--custom-only-large-screen\">\n        <div class=\"figure-outer\">\n            <div class=\"figure-inner\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"is-full-width\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/protect-against-hpv.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2023\/08\/Asset-7.png?w=1826\"\n        width=\"1826\"\n        height=\"827\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n        alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n                                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/figure>\n    \n\n<article class='mh-hero-5-content mh-hero-5-content--8ec08485a06c622cb243e733b1ea73d2 mh-hero-5-content--default'>\n    \n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-hero-5-content__title mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--472d3dfe40ec2da447e4ae19e1ccf1d0\"\n    >\n    <strong>21 TO 29 YEARS OLD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-hero-5-content__text mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--left mh-paragraph--97702e3a4d6fdee386a84cfc13e67d40\"\n    >\n    Begin doing Pap tests at the age of 21. If the result is normal, you may then take the test every three years.<strong><sup>15<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<hr class=\"mh-spacer mh-spacer--fe4036aa28e32b1e40f2020e2e82e6f3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"mh-hero-5 mh-hero-5--default mh-hero-5--position-center-left mh-hero-5--21a162db087b777a8a1639bd07cb16ed mh-hero-5--align-full\">\n        <figure class=\"mh-hero-5__image mh-image mh-image--e3132443b6c93df18f73e83595a1a1fe with-aspect-ratio with-aspect-ratio--custom-only-large-screen\">\n        <div class=\"figure-outer\">\n            <div class=\"figure-inner\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"is-full-width\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/protect-against-hpv.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2023\/08\/Asset-8.png?w=1826\"\n        width=\"1826\"\n        height=\"864\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n        alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n                                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/figure>\n    \n\n<article class='mh-hero-5-content mh-hero-5-content--29bac018e85e2ae4810272c75fc492a8 mh-hero-5-content--default'>\n    \n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-hero-5-content__title mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--left mh-paragraph--1fb39fc8aeeb5c40094917b10389ee86\"\n    >\n    <strong>30 TO 65 YEARS OLD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-hero-5-content__text mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--34714d2c08e0382a551d1e8a70ffb734\"\n    >\n    <strong>There are three ways to get screened:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Pap test only<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIf the result is normal, then you can take the test every 3 years.<sup>15<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-hero-5-content__text mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--2174c2be9de17833c94748156ab4b84d\"\n    >\n    <strong>HPV test only<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThis is called primary HPV testing. If the result is normal, screening can be done every 5 years.<sup>15<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-hero-5-content__text mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--43ff93805cfbfce658f86a9c43f5f846\"\n    >\n    <strong>HPV test + the Pap test<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThis is called co-testing. If both results are normal, you may take the test every 5 years.<sup>15<\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<hr class=\"mh-spacer mh-spacer--fe4036aa28e32b1e40f2020e2e82e6f3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"mh-hero-5 mh-hero-5--default mh-hero-5--position-center-left mh-hero-5--733128b324003e2aed3c3231dc4f44c4 mh-hero-5--align-full\">\n        <figure class=\"mh-hero-5__image mh-image mh-image--a67521217983f494f9baeda4efbfabeb with-aspect-ratio with-aspect-ratio--custom-only-large-screen\">\n        <div class=\"figure-outer\">\n            <div class=\"figure-inner\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"is-full-width\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/protect-against-hpv.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2023\/08\/Asset-9.png?w=1837\"\n        width=\"1837\"\n        height=\"830\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n        alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n                                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/figure>\n    \n\n<article class='mh-hero-5-content mh-hero-5-content--5b12828ba3780850e12d5006d91f26e8 mh-hero-5-content--default'>\n    \n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-hero-5-content__title mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--da1ade57ea5822c1cd1119d09590c4e0\"\n    >\n    <strong>65 YEARS AND OLDER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-hero-5-content__text mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--209da1d39c13a712b9ed71d66e002808\"\n    >\n    <strong>Your doctor may tell you that screening is not needed if:<\/strong> <br \/>\nThe screening test results were normal for several years.<sup>15<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-hero-5-content__text mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--bcbe4bcab9acb0549f7e7b68f6d0fef7\"\n    >\n    The cervix was removed as part of a total hysterectomy for non-cancerous conditions, like 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