Cytology following hysterectomy

How do they test for HPV after hysterectomy?
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..
What do they test for after 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..
What does a Pap smear test for after hysterectomy?
Women without a cervix who undergo Pap smear testing receive vaginal smears, screening for cancer of the vagina, a rare gynecologic malignancy that accounts for 0.3% of cancers in women—a cancer less common than cancer of the tongue or the small intestine..
A colposcopy is a procedure to find out whether there are abnormal cells on or in a woman's cervix or vagina.
The cervix is the part of the womb that sits in the vagina.
Abnormalities tend to occur at the opening of the cervix to the birth canal, where it enters the womb.
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.

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

Women who have had subtotal hysterectomy (cervix remains in situ) should be screened every 5 years with a HPV test. Any abnormalities should be managed

[3] Pre-renewal National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) guidelines[4] recommended that women undergoing hysterectomy for high-grade CIN should be advised to continue annual cytologic surveillance, and noted the need for further investigation of the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing for this group.

Cytology following hysterectomy

How do they test for HPV after hysterectomy?

What do they test for after hysterectomy?

What does a Pap smear test for after hysterectomy?