One is usually done at the beginning of pregnancy. By now the results are back and your doctor will address the results with you if the results were found abnormal. Pap smears are done during the pelvic exam and it is to identify cancerous or precancerous cells from the cervix, which is located at the top of the vagina. Pap smears are screening tests. If your result is abnormal, your doctor must decide on treatment. Continue to get checked as your doctor advises. If the cells are found to be premalignant or not too serious, it may be possible to monitor during pregnancy with colposcopy or pap smears; biopsies are usually not done during this time as it can cause the sensitive cervix to bleed easily. This situation must be handled very sensitively.










Women who delivery vaginally may find a change in abnormal pap smears in that after giving birth, the Pap smear became normal. The next step can be a colposcopy, a procedure that uses an instrument similar to a microscope to look at the cervix. Your doctor will be able to see the abnormal areas so that biopsies can be taken after pregnancy. A biopsy will give a better picture of the problem. If there is a possibility of the abnormal cells spreading to other parts of the body, a cone biopsy may need to be done. This determines the extent of more severe disease and removes the abnormal tissue. This surgery is done with an anesthesia but not during pregnancy. There are several ways to treat abnormal cells but none of these can be conducted on the pregnant woman. These treatments include surgically removing the abnormal spot, electric cautery to burn the affected spots, crycautery to freeze small lesions, laser treatment to destroy abnormal cells and cone biopsy for more severe lesions.