Yes, you can get a pap smear before surgery for an ovarian cyst. It would be wise to do so, so that any abnormal result might be evaluated at the same time as the surgery.
A pap smear will not detect ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer won't affect whether a pap smear is normal or abnormal -- it could be either one.
A pap smear is a screening test for cervical cancer. It can't diagnose cancer, but can determine which women need further testing. Occasionally, the pap smear can happen to find signs of endometrial cancer (cancer of the uterine lining), but a normal test doesn't eliminate the possibility of endometrial cancer. The Pap smear process can also check for cancer of the vagina or anal cancer, but it is used for those purposes only in specific circumstances. A pap smear does not check for ovarian cancer.
Cervical Cancer.Cervicitis (Cervix Inflammation or Infection)Checkup.Colposcopy.Common Health Tests.Genital Warts (HPV Infection)Ovarian Cancer.Painful Intercourse (Sex)
You should avoid anything in the vagina for 24 hours before a pap smear or HPV test.
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.
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.
False, cervical cancer was one of the most major cancers before Pap Tests, but not the number one cause of cancer related deaths in women.
It's best to have nothing in your vagina for 24 hours before a pap smear.
you need to see a gynecologist, they will then take a pap smear from there on it will be dicided whether or not you may need a D&C
The only treatment for uterine prolapse is surgery, usually hysterectomy. If the smear test is also abnormal, the doctor may also choose to remove the cervix.
Pap Smear
Yes, vaginal cream can affect the pap smear. Avoid using vaginal creams or douche for 24 hours before your pap smear.