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What will happen if no pap smear after hysterectomy?
If you had your cervix removed during hysterectomy, and if the hysterectomy was not done for pap problems, there is no need for pap smear after hysterectomy in most women. Contact your health care provider for advice specific to your situation.
Do you need a pap smear following a total hysterectomy?
If the hysterectomy was done for pap related problems, ongoing vaginal paps may be recommended. If the pap was done for other reasons, then ongoing pap smears are not normally recommended. Contact your health care provider for advice specific to your situation.
Why a smear test is needed after hystectomy?
A pap smear is required after hysterectomy if the cervix was left intact, or if the hysterectomy was done due to cancer.
A person who has not had a hysterectomy does a pap smear. What shoud a person who has had a partial hysterectomy do?
If you have a cervix after your partial hysterectomy, you should continue to get pap smears. If you don't have a cervix, but a hysterectomy was done for pap problems, you should continue vaginal paps. Otherwise, pap smears aren't normally needed. Contact your health care provider for advice specific to your situation.
What does pap smear test do and why do females need it?
A pap smear is a screening test for cervical cancer.
Can a pap smear stop you from conceiving?
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.
Do you have to have a pap smear if you don't have a uterus?
If you had a hysterectomy due to cervical cancer or pap-related problems, you would still have pap smears of the vaginal cuff, even if you didn't have a cervix. If you had your uterus and cervix removed for other reasons, such as bleeding or fibroids, you can stop pap smears, but should continue annual GYN exams.
Can you get pregnant with a supracervical hysterectomy?
No. A supracervical hysterectomy is the basic operation as it leaves the cervix in place. The uterus/womb is removed and therefore there is no place for an egg to be fertilised. Youe will still need to have smear/pap tests as you will still be at risk of cervical cancer
Do you need a pap smear test after a miscarriage?
If you have never had a pap smear before or if it is close to the time you are due for your annual exam, most doctors get the pap smear while you are in the office and being examined. If you have recently had a pap test done and it was normal, I would question the doctor about the reason s/he feels there is a need.
Why do women need pap smears?
If the hysterectomy was done because of pap-related problems, a woman over 50 should continue pap smears of the vaginal cuff. If the pap smear was done for other reasons (e.g. bleeding, fibroids), then pap smears may be discontinued. Talk with your health care provider for advice specific to your situation. Annual pelvic exams are recommended in any case, with or without the pap smear.
Does the NuvaRing need to be removed for a pap smear?
No, it does not need to be removed for a Pap smear. The annual gyn exam and testing can be done with the Nuva Ring in place. Not that I know of. I have had a pap smear done with it in. It may just be the practitioner's preference. If so, then she/he can probably remove and place it back immediately after the exam. But I would leave it in and inform my practitioner.
How long after a miscarriage do you go for pap?
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.
