Test or test combination | Strategy | Frequency (years) | Age when screening strategy begins | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | 18 years | 25 years | 18-24 via Miller1, 25+ via strategy |
Pap only | Pap1 | 1 (age 18 to 20) and 3 (age 21+) | X (Screening Strategy (SS) 1) | Â | Â |
 | Pap | 1 | X (SS 2) |  |  |
 | Pap | 2 | X (SS 3) |  |  |
HPV testing only2 | HPV | 3 | X (SS 4) | X (SS 5) | X (SS 6) |
 | HPV | 5 | X (SS 7) | X (SS 9) | X (SS 9) |
Co-testing3 | Pap + HPV | 2 | X (SS 10) | X (SS 11) | X (SS 12) |
 | Pap + HPV | 3 | X (SS 13) | X (SS 14) | X (SS 15) |
 | Pap + HPV | 5 | X (SS 16) | X (SS 17) | X (SS 18) |
Triage (Pap followed by HPV)4 | Pap with HPV triage | 1 | X (SS 19) | X (SS 20) | X (SS 21) |
Triage (HPV followed by Pap)5 | HPV with Pap triage | 3 | X (SS 22) | X (SS 23) | X (SS 24) |
 | HPV with Pap triage | 5 | X (SS 25) | X (SS 26) | X (SS 27) |