Two major changes in one week in women's health suggest less is more.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommended women not begin pap tests before the age of 21, before it was 18.  Majority of women with the HPV will resolve the virus on their own.

"We need to allow that to happen.  If we intervene too soon, we're doing procedures that are unnecessary, said Central District Health Registered Nurse Shannon Smith.

Smith said it'll take up to 20 years or longer for HPV to form into cancer on the cervix.   Women 30 or older who have had three normal pap tests in a row can then wait every three years for another one.

"Feel comfortable they don't have a virus that's going to cause abnormal changes," said Smith.

The wait however, is shocking women.

"It's a potential negative trend for women's healthcare," said Carole Heimforth.

Heimforth knows the potential danger of cervical cancer, her aunt died from it.  She says she won't take any chances.

"I'm going to go every year," she said.

Some women said the recommendations wouldn't influence their visits to the doctors and they'll go when they want to.

"I'm my own body's first advocate," said Julaine Ziegert.

Unlike the recent recommendations for mammogram screenings, the American Cancer Society supports these findings.

Central District Health says they've implemented these practices since 2007.