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Abnormal pap smears are not unusual

Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 28th, 2006

A report, published in health journal Sexual Health, has found nearly all women had had at least one Pap smear test in their lives with 26% reporting an abnormal result.

Two thirds of these women were treated at clinics after abnormal tests with about one in five women reporting negative effects on their sex lives.

More than 900 women aged between 18-59, randomly selected from the Commonwealth electoral roll, took part in the survey from 1999.

Dr. Fran Boyle, a contributing author and UQ School of Population Health Senior Lecturer, said abnormal test results were more common than what most women thought.

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