This is a little embarrassing... 
Will it affect your smear test if you have sex the night before? (with protection)
Will it affect your smear test if you have sex the night before? (with protection)
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no, go for it!!! 
No it wont 
Just have a good douche with the shower head before you go
quote:Originally posted by MeJane:
no, go for it!!!
Already went for it... I usually act first think later!
BTW I have finally plucked up the courage to go for it, kept putting it off but finally just that frig it, kinda nervous!
Well done Irish Princess, its embarrasing but well worth it and all in days work for those that do it.
As above, a good douche in the morning x
As above, a good douche in the morning x
quote:Originally posted by cher:
Just have a good douche with the shower head before you go
quote:Originally posted by Irish-Princess:
BTW I have finally plucked up the courage to go for it, kept putting it off but finally just that frig it, kinda nervous!
No it won't and good for you!
Trust me, thinking about it is always loads worse that getting it done - I always get in a right state beforehand then after think what a fuss I made about nothing
Oh... and I worked in the medical profession for a lot of years so have absolutely no excuse for getting spooked... but I still do every single time
about the douche, serious ? becaues i read you arent supposed to douche before a smear as it can effect the test 
It doesn't bother me in the least getting a smear test,a few minutes of discomfort every three years for peace of mind.Saying that I just flop and chat to the nurse about mundane things.
I've even been up the colposcopy clinic with a camera and biopsy taken after an internal ultra sound, just like an Anne summers toy,with about half a dozen staff there,they were checking my womb for calcified fibroids(cancer) all benign.
Ladies please do not die of embarrasment.Go for your check ups!
I've even been up the colposcopy clinic with a camera and biopsy taken after an internal ultra sound, just like an Anne summers toy,with about half a dozen staff there,they were checking my womb for calcified fibroids(cancer) all benign.
Ladies please do not die of embarrasment.Go for your check ups!
I had a coloscopy with two students in there, the doctor was telling them all about what he was doing with it on a television screen in the corner of the room, it was fascinating.
The more you relax with your legs floppy, you wont feel a thing.
I never do.
I never do.
quote:Originally posted by MeJane:
no, go for it!!!
i was told you should refrain from sex for a few days before? But that was years ago..
quote:Originally posted by Lindsxdx:
I had a coloscopy with two students in there, the doctor was telling them all about what he was doing with it on a television screen in the corner of the room, it was fascinating.
Did they manage to get the students out?
quote:Originally posted by Blizzie:quote:Originally posted by Lindsxdx:
I had a coloscopy with two students in there, the doctor was telling them all about what he was doing with it on a television screen in the corner of the room, it was fascinating.
Did they manage to get the students out?
OH MY GOD
Hahahahahaha!
It all seems to have changed loads these days - I know that instead of trying to time your appt for midway through your cycle you can pretty much go anytime as long as you are not actually on your period.
I've never been told that I should refrain from sex beforehand but I'll call one of my colleagues in the morning and check.
The only reason I can think of is that sometimes deep penetrative sex could possibly 'bash' the cervix a wee bit leading to it appearing slightly inflammed?
I've never been told that I should refrain from sex beforehand but I'll call one of my colleagues in the morning and check.
The only reason I can think of is that sometimes deep penetrative sex could possibly 'bash' the cervix a wee bit leading to it appearing slightly inflammed?
Thanks for your help last night girls, I went and she said it seems fine and it was over in a second! Just have to play the waiting game!
I was a bit shocked but because on my 20th birthday I got a letter telling me to go for my smear but when I went for the appointment she said that Northern Ireland only do the test on 25+ so the policy must have changed in the last 6 months! Glad I got it over with but.
I was a bit shocked but because on my 20th birthday I got a letter telling me to go for my smear but when I went for the appointment she said that Northern Ireland only do the test on 25+ so the policy must have changed in the last 6 months! Glad I got it over with but.
WTG for going through with it Ive been having them for years and i still get embarrassed lol.
Ive been having them for years and i still get embarrassed lol.
Well done Princess x
It wasn't actually that embarrassing as they put a screen around you and all they do their best to keep your dignity! Is 25 universal around the UK?
I thought you could request one if you wanted but not sure if that still applies. I think, in my day, it used to be when you were sexually active you could request one.
I used to be a cervical screener, and yes it can affect it. I've seen a few smears that are covered in sperm 
However, it didn't stop me being able to see what I had to see.
However, it didn't stop me being able to see what I had to see.
quote:Originally posted by Irish-Princess:
Will it affect your smear test if you have sex the night before? (with protection)
i'd have thought that having sex with the biggest willy you can find might help ease the speculum's passage