Do you need to get a pap smear before the doctor puts on birth control? ?

Question

Do you need to get a pap smear before the doctor puts on birth control? ?

Answer 1

you should be checked out by your dr. before you get on the pill.

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

No.  Pap tests and/or pelvic exams are NOT a clinical requirement for birth control pills, no matter if you've had s*x or not.

You absolutely do not need a pap smear to get birth control pills, but you may have to be very clear and firm about it. (Print this answer and the source links out and take it all with you to your appointment. If that doesn't work, get a new doctor!) Pelvic exams and pap tests, though they may be useful in their own right, do not have ANYTHING AT ALL to do with whether it's safe for a woman to use hormonal birth control. There is NOTHING a pelvic exam or pap test commonly detect that would prevent you from using hormonal birth control. The most important things someone can check before prescribing birth control are your blood pressure and your family history of stroke.

Neither the US Food and Drug Administration, the World Health Organization,Planned Parenthood Association, or the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists believe that a pelvic exam or pap smear should be required for hormonal birth control. According to WHO,a pelvic exam for contraceptives (including monthly injectables) is a Category C. That is "does not contribute substantially to the safe and effective use of the contraceptive method."

You do not need a pelvic exam or parental permission to get hormonal birth control at most Planned Parenthood clinics. They have a program called HOPE (Hormonal Options without Pelvic Exam) created specifically for women who want birth control without a pelvic exam or pap smear:

"Women's health clinicians may prescribe hormonal methods of birth control without requiring a pelvic exam. At Planned Parenthood health centers, this service is called HOPE — hormonal options without pelvic exam. Most women qualify.

To qualify for HOPE, you must not have

* certain conditions that make it inadvisable to use a hormonal method

* symptoms that must be evaluated with a pelvic exam

What is needed?

A clinician will take your blood pressure and a brief history. This should identify any increased risks you may have to these methods. Further medical evaluation without a physical exam may also be needed. "

Answer 4

NO BUT IT WILL BE GOOD TO GET ONE