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Pap Smear After Hysterectomy





Dear Dr. Dave and Dr. Dee,

I am 45 years old and had a hysterectomy. When I went to a doctor last year for my yearly Pap smear, she said I did not need one. However, my friends who have had hysterectomies say that they still have yearly Pap exams.

Signed,

Can you clarify the confusion?

Dear Can you clarify the confusion,

A Pap smear is an important screening test for early diagnosis of cervical cancer. Abnormal cells can bet detected before a tumor becomes invasive. Cervical cancer affects the reproductive organs and has a high cure rate if detected early.

Named after Dr. George Papanicolaou who developed the test, the Pap smear is a simple procedure that collects cells from the cervix.

If you had a total or complete hysterectomy which involved removal of your uterus and cervix, then you would not need a pap smear.

However, if a partial or subtotal hysterectomy removed the uterus but not the cervix, then Pap smears would be obtained.

Annual routine pelvic exams are still important no matter the type of hysterectomy.




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