A pap smear should not cause uterine pain. Contact your heatlh care provider to discuss your symptoms, as they may indicate a health problem.
A pap smear is normally taken from the cervix, the end of the uterus that protrudes into the vagina.
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An endometrial biopsy looks for cancer of the lining of the uterus. A pap smear looks for cancer of the cervix. They are different tests with different purposes.
A pap smear does not affect your fertility. You are as likely to get pregnant after a pap smear as you are before a pap smear.
A pap smear is normally used to check for cervical cancer or precancerous changes on the cervix. A sample of cells is taken from the uterine cervix, the end of the uterus, that protrudes into the vagina.
A miscarriage does not change recommendations for pap smear frequency. You go for a pap smear on the schedule recommended at your last pap smear.
No, a pap smear only tests the lining of the uterus, cysts come and go most of the time on their own. Especially during a woman's childbearing years.
Women get pap tests or a pap smear to test for the presence of cancer in the uterus or cervix. The cells that collected from a pap test are tested. Women should get tested every three years.
Yes, IUDs do not interfere with the ability to get a pap smear.
yes get pregnant if pep smear test positive
Obtaining a pap smear uses medical asepsis. There is no break in skin when getting a pap smear.
It's not unusual for women to have a small amount of bleeding with their pap smear. On its own, blood in the pap smear has no clinical significance.