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A Pap smear reduces a woman's fertility.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that a Pap smear reduces a woman's fertility?

Partly. One popular fertility handbook asserts that a Pap smear can reduce cervical mucus and may interfere with sperm reaching the egg, while a study of infertile Sudanese women attributes infertility to prior genital infections and treats the Pap smear as a screening test rather than a cause. Neither source settles whether Pap smears reduce a woman's fertility overall.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 1 source for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 1
A Baby at Last!
2010
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Rosenwaks, Z., Goldstein, M., & Fuerst, M. L. (2010). A Baby at Last!. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=vKkSyptybFAC&dq=A+Pap+smear+reduces+a+woman%27s+fertility.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Evidence against · 1
Frequency and patterns of abnormal Pap smears in Sudanese women with infertility: What are the perspectives? -
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Frequency and patterns of abnormal Pap smears in Sudanese women with infertility: What are the perspectives? - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.4103/0970-9371.112651

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