Husband In Room During Pap Smear

Schedule the test when you won t be having your period.

Husband in room during pap smear.

A pap smear is a medical test where a doctor inserts a speculum it looks like the picture below into your vagina and then uses what looks like a really big q tip to take a sample of cells from your cervix. During my exam pelvic breast pap the doctor asked if he would be leaving or staying. This is done using a soft brush and a small stick sometimes called a spatula. Since bleeding can make the test a little less accurate try to get your pap smear done during a time when you won t be having your period.

Call your doctor s office and. To ensure that your pap smear is most effective follow these tips prior to your test. During the pap your doctor inserts a speculum into your vagina to open it up and make it easier to take samples. Okay so i m getting my first pap smear tomorrow and i m really nervous about showing my vajj to someone i just met lol.

Obviously i m very comfortable with him and he s. If possible do it at least 5 days after your last period ended. I m planning on bringing my husband with me and he s being very sensitive and keeps asking me if i want him to step out of the room during those more awkward parts. I think you are right not to like you husband in the room for the pap breast exam etc.

Avoid intercourse douching or using any vaginal medicines or spermicidal foams creams or jellies for two days before having a pap smear as these may wash away or obscure abnormal cells. Later he asked why i had kicked him out considering he will be there for. Yesterday i had my first appointment. It took me 1 year and a half to even let him get it and we ve been together for 3 years now.

So i wanted to know if i could bring my boyfriend in the room with me for support. And now i have to spread them for someone i just met without getting to know them first. Try not to schedule a pap smear during your menstrual period. I had my husband in the room only when we did the iui that is normal because i am not making babies alone.

I said he would leave. If your period comes unexpectedly don t worry you might still be able to get your pap smear.