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Cervical cancer screening age 26 — USMLE Step 3 MCQ

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EasyOB/GYN (prenatal care, contraception, screening)Cervical cancer screening age 26USMLE Step 3

A 26-year-old woman comes for preventive care. She has no history of abnormal cervical cytology, is immunocompetent, and completed HPV vaccination as a teenager. She is not pregnant. Which of the following is the most appropriate screening recommendation?

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Correct answer: E — Cervical cytology every 3 years

Average-risk patients age 21 to 29 should receive cervical cytology every 3 years, regardless of HPV vaccination status.

Reference: USPSTF cervical cancer screening recommendation: https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cervical-cancer-screening