You'll still need to undergo regular examinations after having a hysterectomy.
Though there's no routine screening for ovarian cancer, your healthcare provider may recommend certain tests, like a pelvic exam, blood tests, or imaging tests if cancer is suspected..
Cervical screening after hysterectomy
Very rarely can the abnormal cells come back in this area.
So, you will be offered tests 6 months and 18 months after your hysterectomy.
If everything is fine, you won't need any more tests after that..
You'll still need to undergo regular examinations after having a hysterectomy.
Though there's no routine screening for ovarian cancer, your healthcare provider may recommend certain tests, like a pelvic exam, blood tests, or imaging tests if cancer is suspected..
Do I still need Pap tests? Yes, you should continue to see your ob-gyn after you have a hysterectomy.
Depending on the reason for your hysterectomy, you still may need pelvic exams and cervical cancer screening.
Cervical cancer screening includes Pap tests, testing for human papillomavirus (HPV), or both..
Yes.
You still have a risk of ovarian cancer or a type of cancer that acts just like it (peritoneal cancer) if you've had a hysterectomy.
Your risk depends on the type of hysterectomy you had: Partial hysterectomy or total hysterectomy..
Women still need regular Cervical Screening Tests if they have a cervix (if they had a sub-total hysterectomy or partial hysterectomy).
Women without a cervix (who had a total hysterectomy) may still need follow-up tests (using a cell sample taken from the top of the vagina) if they: have not been screened before..
Women who have had a total hysterectomy with no evidence of cervical pathology, and whose cervical screening history is not available, should have a HPV test on a specimen from the vaginal vault at 12 months and annually thereafter until they have a negative HPV test on two consecutive occasions..
