How long after cervical cancer screening should you have sex?

Cervical cancer screening is the best method of examining the cervix. This method of examination generally requires women to maintain the best vaginal hygiene, and it should be noted that women cannot have sex within one week after the operation. If you want women's uterus to recover better, it is best not to have sex within one month. There are many methods for cervical screening, and each method can determine whether the patient's uterus is abnormal. You can learn about it.

How long after cervical cancer screening should you have sex?

As for the question of how long to have sex after cervical cancer screening, this requires specific analysis of the specific problem. It depends on which screening method you choose. If it is a cervical smear test, you can have sex normally after it is done without any impact. If it is TCT, then you can have sex at least three days later. Before the visit, you must pay attention to maintaining personal hygiene and it is best to take contraceptive measures, which is both safe and hygienic.

Because TCT cervical cancer screening refers to collecting exfoliated cells from the cervical os through a liquid-based thin layer cell kit, using a fully automatic thin layer cell film making machine to slice, and performing cytological classification based on the cell nuclear morphology to diagnose whether there are symptoms of cancer. It is generally recommended to have sex three days after the examination.

Methods of cervical cancer screening

Screening refers to the use of certain methods to detect cancer before it shows obvious symptoms. Screening can detect early cancers and even precancerous lesions. Cervical cancer screening includes cervical cytology and human papillomavirus (HPV) testing. Commonly used methods for the former include traditional Pap smear (commonly known as cervical smear) and liquid-based thin-layer cytology (TCT).

(1) Traditional Pap smear

The doctor uses a speculum to expose the cervix, and then uses a small wooden board to gently collect secretions and cells from the surface of the cervix, smear them on a glass slide, and then fix and stain them before making a careful observation under a microscope to detect cancerous or abnormally proliferating cells.

This method may be affected by the accumulation of mucus and overlapping cells, as well as the loss of cells during the sample preparation process, which reduces the chances of doctors finding abnormal cells.

(2) Thin-layer cytology (TCT)

This method is that the doctor uses a speculum to expose the cervix, and then uses a cervical sampling brush to brush out cervical cells and elute them in a special fixative. The cells are then distributed in a single layer on a glass slide through centrifugation, stratification and other techniques, and observed under a microscope.

The advantage of this method is that the cells are distributed in a single layer and the influence of mucus is eliminated. It is easy for doctors to find abnormal cells and the sensitivity is high.

(3) HPV testing

It is now clear that persistent infection with high-risk HPV is the ultimate cause of cervical cancer. The high-risk HPV detection technology currently used has higher sensitivity than cytology. The sensitivity of high-risk HPV detection combined with cytology can reach 100%.

Therefore, experts recommend that HPV testing be used for initial screening, and that women who test positive for high-risk HPV undergo cytology testing. Sensitive A is applied to a glass slide, fixed and stained with alcohol, and then examined for cancer or atypical changes under a microscope.

What to pay attention to before and after screening

① If you have vaginitis, you should get treatment before undergoing a cervical smear test;

②Avoid vaginal douching, medication application and sexual intercourse within 48 hours before the examination;

③The examination should be avoided during menstruation;

④ There may be a small amount of vaginal bleeding after cytology examination and HPV test sampling, which usually disappears after one or two days, so there is no need to worry.

⑤ After obtaining the examination report, you should consult a professional doctor whether further examination is needed and keep in mind the time of the next examination.

Who should be screened for cervical cancer?

1. Women who have had multiple abortions, because multiple abortions will leave trauma to the cervix, which will lead to viral invasion and increase the risk of cervical cancer. Clinically, many patients with cervical cancer have a history of multiple miscarriages.

2. Women who are infected with human papillomavirus (HPV), smoke, take drugs, or are malnourished.

3. People who have had sexual intercourse at an early age, have multiple life partners, or have married early and had many children are also at high risk of cervical cancer and should pay attention to early cervical cancer screening.

4. People over 30 years old, especially women over 40 years old, and those who take oral contraceptives for a long time.

5. Women with atypical cervical hyperplasia and cervical lesions (long-term chronic cervicitis, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and other cervical precancerous lesions).

6. An unclean sexual history and a partner with an excessively long foreskin are both very likely to increase the risk of cervical cancer in women.

7. Women with a family history of cervical cancer should pay special attention to early cervical cancer screening.

Conclusion: Gynecological diseases are the most troublesome topic for women. It is like a dog-skin plaster that cannot be thrown away. The above article has given you a detailed introduction to the relevant knowledge about cervical cancer, and also informed the crowd who needs to do cervical cancer screening, so that everyone can achieve early detection and early treatment.