Really?
Those exams are uncomfortable and intrusive, but they allow the doctor to collect PAP samples. And PAPs save lives by revealing pre-cancerous cells while they are treatable.
You’re not fighting fair.
You’re using FACTS!
;-)
I had no idea that the purpose of the PAP smear is to detect HPV, which is a sexually transmitted disease that can lead to cervical cancer. After all these years, I just found that out with the controversy about forced Gardasil vaccination of pre-adolescent girls. If you are not sexually active and are post-menopause, there is no reason to have this test. Cost/Benefit/Risk should all be considered in someone’s health decisions. I recently went on Medicare, and my new doctor ordered a lot of blood work for some base line information. Medicare and my supplement policy covered none of it, as it turned out. So, I paid out $183 for the tests - it was worth it to me to have the information. We have to get real over what should be covered and what services we are willing to pay for out of our pocket. You wouldn’t want to pay for homeowners insurance that covered a broken window or replacement of light bulbs- the cost would be unaffordable for most of us.
Paps are out, HPV tests are in, and if you had the HPV vaccine as a teen, you probably don’ t need the Pap.