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During a routine appointment to discuss an upper respiratory infection, you find that your 17-year-old female patient has become sexually active for the first time. According to current guidelines, when should you begin cervical cancer screening on this patient?

ExplanationThere is a strong recommendation from AAFP for cervical cancer screening at least every 3 years for women between the ages of 21 and 65 who have a cervix. Initiation of screening has been postponed from earlier recommendations based on data showing spontaneous disease remission is common in younger patients with dysplasia. The USPSTF and AAFP currently recommend against screening for cervical cancer in women younger than 21 years of age.