Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Test: What Affects The Test
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What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- The use of douches, tampons, and vaginal creams or vaginal medicines within 48 hours before the test.
- A cervical cell sample that is too small.
- Your Pap smear shows abnormal cells that are already known to be caused by a high-risk type of HPV.
| Last updated: | July 02, 2008 |
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| Author: | Sandy Jocoy, RN |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH - Infectious Disease |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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