Paps are out, HPV tests are in, and if you had the HPV vaccine as a teen, you probably don’ t need the Pap.
For technical reasons, an HPV test might not pick up an infection, the presence of an infection does not indicate whether a dysplasia is present or what stage it is if it is, a cervical sample is still needed to test, and the shots only protect against HPV 16 and 18, which are responsible only for some (about 70%) of cervical cancers.
So PAP testing is still necessary.