This is a summary of the ACS/ASCCP/ASCP Screening Guidelines, which recommends that:

• Screening not start for women age <21.
  
  
• For women ages 21-29, screening should be done with cytology every 3 years.
  
  
• Women ages ≥30-65 should be screened with:
  
  - Cytology and HPV testing (‘co-testing’) every 5 years (preferred). If both cytology and HPV results are
     negative, the screening interval is co-testing every 5 years, or;
  
  - Cytology alone every 3 years (acceptable). 
  
  
• Discontinue screening for women age >65 who have had a history of adequate screening.