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Certified Professional Midwife Exam Prep

Category - Midwifery

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The midwife is creating a teaching plan for a program that encourages women to have their regular Pap smear. Which of the following groups of women is the midwife’s priority?
  1. Women infected with Treponema pallidum.
  2. Women with a history of genitalia herpes.
  3. Women who are on oral contraceptives.
  4. Women who have plans of conceiving within the next year.
Explanation
Answer: B - Herpes simplex virus is associated with increased risk of cervical cancer, so it is important to encourage women who had or have genital herpes to have their regular Pap smear. A Pap smear can detect early changes in cells located in the cervix. The other options are not correct.
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