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okay so a regular pap smear is only like 1 or 2 swabs??? when i got mine they used like 8 different shaped ones 😭 is it cuz i went for specifically like hey i am afraid i have cervical cancer and i have a family history so please check?
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Anonymous 20h

When it comes to certain ailments in family history, the first thing they look at is the age of when the person got sick. Each serious illness has an age cut off, the older they are when they have said illness, the less concerned they are for you. Since your mom had it at only 19, I’m sure they did extra testing just for due diligence. For example I had gi stuff going on and have a lot of colon cancer in my family, but everyone was diagnosed over the age of 60 so it really doesn’t matter to them

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Anonymous 20h

my mom had it when she was 19 and they found it early enough that she was completely fine luckily but now me and my sister gotta get checked every so often

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 19h

oh yeah i got it when i was 19 just to be sure

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 19h

that makes sense

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