I believe that the Pap smear testing age should be lowered from 25 to 17-18. This is because a lot of young people start having sexual intercourse at the age of 16. More than 1 million sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are acquired every day worldwide. More than 290 million women have a human papillomavirus (HPV) infection By lowering the Pap Smear testing age, we have a better chance of catching diseases like HPV and cancers early rather than when it is, tragically in some cases, too late.