A 30-year-old postpartum woman asks when to stop cervical cancer screening. She has had 3 negative cytology results in the last 10 years and no CIN2+....

Question

A 30-year-old postpartum woman asks when to stop cervical cancer screening. She has had 3 negative cytology results in the last 10 years and no CIN2+. She is now age 66. What is the best approach?

Accepted Answer

Stop screening now

Answer

Continue Pap annually until 70

Answer

Switch to HPV tests every year

Answer

Screen indefinitely due to age

Answer

Return in 3 years for Pap

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Cervical Screening-Cessation

A 30-year-old postpartum woman asks when to stop cervical cancer screening. She has had 3 negative cytology results in the last 10 years and no CIN2+. She is now age 66. What is the best approach?