A patient asks when she can stop having Pap (Papanicolaou) tests. What is the nurse's most appropriate response?
a. "Until you are no longer sexually active."
b. "Through age 65."
c. "Until you begin menopause."
d. "Through the end of menopause."
ANS: B
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