{"id":766,"date":"2025-07-02T07:46:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dredizkaratas.com\/what-is-hpv-when-should-a-smear-test-be-done\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T13:14:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T13:14:56","slug":"what-is-hpv-when-should-a-smear-test-be-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dredizkaratas.com\/en\/what-is-hpv-when-should-a-smear-test-be-done\/","title":{"rendered":"What is HPV? When Should a Smear Test Be Done?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) is one of the most common causes of cervical cancer in women. However, early diagnosis is possible with regular screening.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. What is HPV?<\/h3>\n\n<p>HPV is a sexually transmitted virus. Some types can cause cancer, while others only cause warts. It usually shows no symptoms and can progress unnoticed.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. What is a Smear Test?<\/h3>\n\n<p>A smear test is a screening method that identifies abnormal cells using a sample taken from the cervix. It plays a major role in early detection of cervical cancer.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. When Should It Be Done?<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The first test should be taken at age 21 or within 3 years after becoming sexually active.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After age 30, it is recommended to perform the test together with an HPV test.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Even if there are no symptoms, regular screening every 3 years is advised.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Does the Test Hurt?<\/h3>\n\n<p>A smear test is quick and painless. It usually takes 1\u20132 minutes, with minimal discomfort.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Does the Vaccine Protect You?<\/h3>\n\n<p>The HPV vaccine provides strong protection against the cancer-causing types of HPV. It is recommended between ages 9\u201326, but can also be administered at older ages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) is one of the most common causes of cervical cancer in women. However, early diagnosis is possible with regular screening. 1. What is HPV? HPV is a sexually transmitted virus. Some types can cause cancer, while others only cause warts. It usually shows no symptoms and can progress unnoticed. 2. What [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dredizkaratas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dredizkaratas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dredizkaratas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dredizkaratas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dredizkaratas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dredizkaratas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dredizkaratas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dredizkaratas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dredizkaratas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dredizkaratas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}