Is Pap smear test safe during pregnancy?

Pap smears while pregnant are safe for you and your baby. Any suggestion that it might cause a miscarriage is false. It is normal to experience minor bleeding after a Pap smear when you are pregnant because blood flow to the uterus increases, which causes the cervix to bleed more easily when touched.

What is SurePath PAP?

SurePath™ Pap – Liquid based Pap testing is intended for use in the screening and detection of cervical cancer, pre-cancerous lesions, atypical cells and all other cytologic categories as defined by the Bethesda System for Reporting Results of Cervical Cytology.

Can a Pap smear during pregnancy cause miscarriage?

While talking a Pap smear will often result in minor bleeding for a short time, taking a Pap smear will not cause a miscarriage.

What is HPV SurePath?

The Roche cobas HPV Test with SurePath Preservative Fluid is approved for use with cervical cell samples obtained for a Pap test to screen women age 30 and older for HPV in order to determine whether additional follow-up and diagnostic procedures are needed.

How do I collect SurePath?

Use the interior rim of the BD SurePath™ Collection vial to pull off the head of the broom-like device into the large opening in the collection vial. DO NOT insert collection device head into the smaller opening in the vial. Place the cap on the vial and tighten. Send the BD SurePath™ vial to the lab for processing.

How long do you bleed after a Pap smear while pregnant?

If you’re pregnant during a Pap smear, you may see more bleeding following the test. Your cervix develops additional blood vessels during pregnancy. These can bleed following a test, but the bleeding should end within a few hours or no more than two days.

Does SurePath test for HPV?

The test with SurePath is also able to detect high-risk HPV genotypes 16 and 18 in the same populations of women.

What is a liquid pap smear?

It is used to detect cancer or changes that may lead to cancer. A Pap test can also show conditions that are not cancer, such as infection or inflammation. In a liquid-based Pap test, the cells are rinsed into a small container of liquid.

How is liquid pap smear done?

Liquid-based cytology (LBC) is a new method of preparing cervical samples for cytological examination. Unlike the conventional ‘smear’ preparation, it involves making a suspension of cells from the sample and this is used to produce a thin layer of cells on a slide.

What is SurePath HPV?

SurePath™ Pap with Reflex to HPV DNA – Liquid based Pap testing is intended for use in the screening and detection of cervical cancer, pre-cancerous lesions, atypical cells and all other cytologic categories as defined by the Bethesda System for Reporting Results of Cervical Cytology.