My 1st Pap Smear. ANY ADVICE?

Question

Hi ladies,
I'm coming here because I've learned so much from all of you - it's great to hear personal experiences and apply them to my life.
On that note, my first pap smear's coming up and I wanted to know if anyone has any advice. I'm honestly a bit scared. 
I turned 21 about 5/6 months ago and I'm in college so I'm doing the examination on campus. Not sexually active but I have attempted. It hurt too bad to even go inside. Any tips ladies? (Both the pap smear and the painful sex attempts)
Thanks a bunch!

Answer

Almost all my Pap smears were a little uncomfortable but it’s over so quickly and it helps if the Dr.  talks to you while it’s happening.

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Paps can be a bit uncomfortable. They've never really hurt me. Unless they're scraping but that's only been done when I was pregnant. My first like 200 were just the swab. But even that is a bit uncomfortable. The speculum always scares me a bit because the click click click sound. But overall it's really not that bad. I had one done at 7 weeks post partum after tearing inside and out during birth. The speculum didn't hurt at all. I figured woo that didn't hurt so sex shouldn't either. Wrong. Sex hurt so bad. So even when sex has hurt me, a pap didn't. 
As for painful sex, go slow. Take your time. Foreplay is important. Lube can really help. Don't be afraid to say hey this position hurts a bit, let's try another. Sometimes depending where I'm at in my cycle, my cervix will be lower and certain positions just feel like a punch to the gut.

My 1st Pap Smear. ANY ADVICE?

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