Precautions after cervical smear

Cervical smears generally do not cause uterine bleeding. Patients are required to change underwear frequently during the recovery period, avoid strenuous exercise, and avoid eating spicy foods. There are many things to pay attention to after the cervical smear operation. We should follow the doctor's advice, otherwise it will affect the treatment method. If heavy bleeding occurs after the operation, we should go to the hospital for treatment in time.

What should you pay attention to after cervical scraping?

Cervical smears generally do not cause bleeding. But there are exceptions to everything. If the patient finds bleeding after returning home, he should pay attention to the amount of bleeding. If the amount of blood is relatively large, you must contact the doctor who performed the scraping to confirm whether you need to return to the hospital for treatment. If the bleeding is mild, you should be careful not to have sex within a week, and take a shower instead of a bath.

Be sure to use clean sanitary napkins and replace them in time. During the recovery period, you should change your underwear every day, avoid strenuous exercise, swimming, and eating spicy food. If the amount of bleeding is small, the patient will recover quickly and there is no need to be nervous. Bleeding is mostly caused by the doctor's inexperience and accidental injury to the cervix when taking cervical exfoliated cells. Generally, it does not have much impact on the patient. Heavy bleeding is very rare, so do not have any psychological trauma to the cervical scraping.

Why do I need a cervical smear test?

In fact, the cervical smear test is mainly for screening cervical cancer.

In the past, cervical images were taken by scraping out a small amount of cervical epithelial cells with a special wooden scraper and smearing them evenly on a glass slide. Professional instruments were used to observe whether there were any mutations in the cervical cells. The main purpose was not to diagnose HPV infection. However, the current cervical smear refers to the liquid-based thin-layer cytology test, which can be abbreviated as tct examination. The doctor will collect the cervical exfoliated epithelial cells for smear processing. Under the help of professional instruments, abnormal epithelial cells can be easily distinguished, which can accurately help the person being examined to diagnose cervical cancer.

The cervical smear test can very accurately detect some subtle changes in cervical cells at a very early stage, and can nip cervical cancer in the bud before it sprouts. The use of cervical smear tests can effectively reduce the mortality rate of cervical cancer. For women, cervical smear test greatly maintains their own health. Doing a cervical smear test once a year has many benefits and no harm for women.