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The guidelines were published this week in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology. Health.com: Have your best gyno visit ever. ACOG had previously recommended that women receive their first Pap test three years after having sex for the first time, or no later than age 21, with annual checkups after that.
1 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends first Pap tests at 21. 2  After age 21, women should have a Pap test every two years, instead of every year. 3  Rates of cervical cancer have declined by 50 percent since the 1970s.Health.com) -- Young women should have their first Pap test no sooner than age 21, regardless of when they become sexually active, say new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.