Is it safe to get a pap test while pregnant?

Yes: The pap test is a part of normal prenatal screening.

Yes: It is safe to get a pap smear during pregnancy in fact it is recommended that you do if if your pap smear is not up to date.

Yes: It is safe to get a pap test in pregnancy, but it may cause some minor bleeding which will eventually stop. It causes no harm to the baby.

Yes: Yes you can get a pap smear while pregnant if you are due for one. After about 12 weeks we don't perform the canal brush part of the pap smear, just the outside spatula swipe.

Yes: Doing a pap smear as a cervical cancer screening is routine with every pregnancy and is done at the first visit. It is safe and it does not hurt. It is an important test that can save your life because pre-cancer or dysplasia is very treatable.

Yes: The pap test looks for early changes to the cervix. These changes are usually caused by hpv, a virus that can cause cervical cancer. During a pap test we sample the cells that are coming off your cervix. You may have some spotting after a pap test but they are completely safe. The bleeding is from the cervix outside the uterus not from your pregnancy.

Yes: Yes, it is safe to have a pap test during pregnancy. This is a noninvasive test that poses no risk to the pregnancy.

Yes: Safe, and very important!