Is it necessary for a woman to undergo papsmear test when she has no sex for the past 8 years after divorce??

My friend has not undergo any papsmear before. Does she require to undergo papsmear now if she has no sex for the past 8 years after her divorce.
Will appreciate if any gyna or anyone who has this knowledge, please kindly give your professional and valuable advice. Thank you very much.

Definiately!!! The HPV virus can take time to cause lesions (if it does so) and when infected, the amount of time since you have sex has no bearing on whether or not you may have a lesion/cancer.
Also HPV is not the only reason for getting cervical cancer so yes she still must get a PAP smear done.
The only women who do not need to get a PAP done are women with no cervix or those over 65. Traditionally virgins were not recommend to get PAPs done but that idea is now being questioned.
Your friend must get the test done.

A papsmear is a test for HPV and cancerous changes. I recommend a pap smear, because it is possible that she could have developed cervical cancer in the past 8 years, but she will never know unless she gets the papsmear. It is not a fun procedure, but it could save your life.

Yes it is necessary for women to have PAP and HPV smears done every 2 years if negative.
Sex has no bearing on the cancer of the cervix which is what you are checking for.
Sex means the MD checks for STDs as well.
So get a PAP done and and HPV smear. Then ask MD when they want to see you again.

a pap smear has nothing to do with sex. It has to do with detecting caner. And a person who never had sex can get cancer.

It is absolutely necessary. My father died 7 years ago and the doctor insist my mother has the tests.
It is not to do with when you last had sex. They are checking for cancer. Just like men have to have prostrate exams to check for cancer. Please encourage her to have it done. As well a mamogram or breast examination.

yea if she doesn't have any sex then she will not hesistate in doing these test.this teast only assure you that your chararcter is upto the mark. as it is not related with sex, it is only related with cancer.

Yup, something like cancer are not sexually transmitted. Also, its part and parcel with the internal exam, which can further reveal even MORE things...

Yes! If your friend has EVER had unprotected sex then she could have been exposed to the human papilloma virus (HPV). This is the virus which causes Cervical Cancer. She should have a pap smear every 2 years even if she has not had intercourse since her divorce.

She definitely should have a GYN exam and a pap smear since she hasn't had one before. According to the American Academy of Obstetrics and Gynecology women younger than 30 years should have a Pap test every year. If she is older than 30 years and has three normal Pap tests in a row, you may not need a Pap test every year. She may only need one every 2 or 3 years. However, if the results of the Pap test are abnormal, she may need to have a Pap test more often.

having sex or not does not negate
the fact that women should continue
to get regular check ups. married or not
its just common sense, and for contiued
good health.

While I'm not a gyno, I know for a fact that regardless of when you last had sex, it is vital that anybody who has had sex before goes to their gyno regularly. Tell your friend to book an appointment asap, because she's still expected to see her gyno.

Yes it is . Just because your not sexually active doesn't mean you can't get cervical cancer.