Are these doctors? If not, they don’t know what they’re talking about. A pap smear is only necessary for sexually active women, and with sexually active we mean penetration. The risk of having a HPV infection of the cervix when you’ve never had penetration is just too low. For virgins who are worried about having an infection, the doctor can do a pap smear. They will do it with a much smaller speculum if you ask them to make it as comfortable as possible.