No recommendation to test normal risk asymptomatic children. Routine UA screening not recommended during infancy by any group Bright Futures - UA not recommended. All authorities agree to begin testing when patient becomes sexually active or by age 18. Consider at age 12 related to sexual activity. Much variation in frequency recommendations.
Research is unclear on age to stop screening.
Adolescents who sexual history is thought to be unreliable should be presumed to be sexually active at age 18. AAFP recommends every 3 years ACP - 2 annual normal then may increase time frame but not longer than every 3 years. Pap smear for women Recommend pap smear every 1-3 years for females who are or ever have been sexually active, and have a cervix. Adolescents whose sexual history is thought to be unreliable should be presumed to be sexually active at age 18. Frequency is a provider discretion.