When to Stop Pap Smear Screening and Check Estrogen Levels

When to Stop Pap Smear Screening and Consider Estrogen Levels Dr. Alan Lindemann (Rural Doc Alan) explains: Pap smears can stop after age 65 if you have: No history of cervical cancer or pre-cancer No recent high-risk HPV ASCUS on a Pap test? It’s often due to low estrogen, especially in postmenopausal women Treatment: vaginal estrogen cream—effective, but often expensive Knowing the difference can prevent unnecessary worry and procedures. #PapSmearGuidelines #EstrogenTherapy #RuralDocAlan #WomensHealthMatters #MenopauseCare Dr. Alan Lindemann is an obstetrician with 4 decades of medical practice primarily in North Dakota. He has delivered around 6,000 babies and achieved a maternal mortality rate of zero! Dr. Lindemann has made it his mission to teach women and their families how to create the outcomes they want for their own health and pregnancy. Dr. Lindemann earned his medical degree from the University of North Dakota in 1977, is boarded by the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons and is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Medical Association. He is the co-author of Modern Medicine: What You’re Dying to Know, a consumer action guide about how to navigate the United States healthcare system. Get Alan's newest book, Pregnancy Your Way: Choose A Safe And Happy Birth: https://a.co/d/69SrHca