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This is not necessarily true. HPV is the only STD which may show up on a Pap smear. Even if the Pap smear indicates that you do have abnormal cells, you may have to take an additional test specifically for HPV. Although some gynecologists do routine testing for other STDs alongside the Pap smear, not all of them do. You need to be sure exactly which tests youâve had and which you havenât.
Pap test. The Papanicolaou test (abbreviated as Pap test, known earlier as Pap smear, cervical smear, or smear test) is a method of cervical screening used to detect potentially pre-cancerous and cancerous processes in the cervix (opening of the uterus or womb).n the United States, Pap smear screening is recommended starting around 21 years of age until the age of 65. Guidelines on frequency vary from every three to five years. If results are abnormal, and depending on the nature of the abnormality, the test may need to be repeated in six to twelve months.