I had sex the day before the TCT.

With the increasing incidence of cervical cancer in recent years, more and more women have joined the ranks of caring for their own health. Among the tests for cervical cancer, TCT examination is one of the most common screening methods and is also the first step in helping women prevent cervical cancer. So, can women have sex before having a TCT examination?

You are not allowed to have sex before and after the TCT examination. Because if you have sex before the TCT examination, the bacteria may be brought into the vagina. The TCT examination process will cause slight damage to the cervical mucosa. The bacteria will infect the cervix along the rupture of the damage, causing cervical inflammatory reaction.

You cannot have sex after the TCT examination, because having sex after the injury will also cause inflammatory response, so you don't have sex 3 days before the TCT examination and 1 week afterwards. If vaginal bleeding lasts for more than a week after the examination, you should not have sex even after a week. It is recommended to keep the private parts clean and change sanitary napkins in time to reduce the possibility of infection.

In addition, female friends need to note that TCT examination is best performed during the non-menstrual period. In addition, there is no need to wash the vagina or use vaginal suppositories, nor do you need to do a vaginal examination within 24-48 hours before the TCT test. If a woman has inflammation, she should first receive treatment and then undergo a TCT examination to avoid affecting the diagnosis results.

TCT examination is suitable for the group

1. The target of TCT examination is mainly women who have been married for more than three years. Or women who have had sex before the age of 21 are also targets for TCT examination.

2. If a woman is in the early stages of pregnancy after early marriage, or has experienced miscarriage due to sexually transmitted diseases in the past and has multiple sexual partners, she also needs to undergo a TCT examination.

3. Women who have experienced cervical erosion before also need TCT examination.

4. It is not recommended for single women to undergo TCT examination because it may destroy the consistency of the ruptured hymen.

5. Women with serious gynecological inflammation also need to wait until the inflammation is cured and all body indicators are back to normal before undergoing examination, otherwise the accuracy may be affected.