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Do I still need to have PAP tests (cervical smear) after hysterectomy?

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Do I still need to have PAP tests (cervical smear) after hysterectomy?

If there have been smears showing moderate or severe abnormality before the hysterectomy, further smears for up to five years are advisable even if the cervix has been removed; these smears are taken from the vaginal vault. If the cervix has been removed and there were no smear test problems before hysterectomy further smears are not justifiable. If the cervix has been conserved (sub-total hysterectomy) smears should continue along the same programme as for women who have not had a hysterectomy.

If you have had a vaginal hysterectomy, the cervix will usually have been removed. 

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