AIBU worrying - SMEAR TEST

[MumofHennHals]

SMEAR TESTS…

What’s the likelihood that my smear will be clear if I had a clear one 3 years ago & have been with the same and only partner ( my husband ) for 14 years?

Had a baby 4 months ago and I’ve had a mid cycle bleed this month,I’ve never had this before?

I’m due my smear this month got a letter yesterday and I’ve managed to get in tomorrow. I’m really scared.

I feel like I'm being unreasonable but I'm so scared I've got CC and I think I'm driving my husband insane!

It'll most likely be clear. I've had smear tests after having 3 periods in 6 weeks and they were totally clear.

It depends a lot on how many sexual partners your partner has had. The more he's had, the more chance of him contracting the human papilloma virus and passing it on to you.

Nuns don't get cervical cancer.

You should wait 6 months after childbirth for a smear.

It’s always better to know than not? Chances are it’ll be clear but if not then surely it’s better to know so that treatment can be started? Again though, chances are you’ll be fine!

Could be stress, trauma anything, role looking after another human effecting your periods.

2023 I was told hpv positive - 12 month smear I’d got over it and I’m of the age there is/was no vaccine for it and moved back to 3 yearly smears should I chose to upset myself again in the future.

Our body is more stronger then we give it credit.

The nhs advised 3 months to me?

I've only slept with my partner, we've been together since I was 17 and he was 18. He says 'don't worry I was never a man whore'

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?! - my first smear was 8 years after I first slept with him and I fully trust he hasn't been unfaithful.

I've also had 3 x HPV vaccines when I was at school? 13 years old if this makes a bit of difference

I am stressed, my baby was in intensive care and how has issues feeding, so every day I'm stressing over his calorie intake and it's making me struggle.

I had 3 x HPV vaccines when I was 13 at school ( not sure why we had 3 as NHS website says 1 unless immune compromised which I'm not- but my NHS records show 3 over 9 months and I remember having 3! )

When I went to the doctor with a mid cycle bleed they didn't seem at all bothered.

Given that you had the vaccine I really wouldn't be worried about one incident of unexpected bleeding. Especially given your stressful circumstances.

Now they just test if you have HPV and if you don’t they don’t test any further. So if you’ve not changed partners I guess it’s still going to be negative. I’m no doctor though, so I’d be checking that out, they still ask people to come though even if they haven’t changed partners and are HPV negative. I am due another actually, must get it booked

OP. This isn’t about the smear or cervical cancer. You are suffering from anxiety and looking to alleviate it through reassurance seeking – which doesn’t work. You gave birth 4 months ago, your cycle is likely still setting down.

Please see your GP and get some support. Do you have a good support network at home?

Yes, nuns do get cervical cancer:
NHS website:
'Cervical cancer is a cancer that's found anywhere in the cervix. It mostly affects women under the age of 45.
Anyone with a cervix can get cervical cancer'

Plus, not all nuns are virgins, so are at risk.
You need to educate yourself about disease before sprouting bollocks

OP it is very unlikely your HPV will be positive, not impossible but unlikely. You’ve slept with one person, you’ve had the vaccine and you’ve had a previously clear test. It’s super unlikely.

It is really hard but try not to hyper fixate on it, after having a baby your body is settling and your periods / bleeds can be all over the place for quite a while.

have the test and reach out to your HCP or GP to talk through the anxiety

this is meant only Kindly - if you have got cancer then the best thing you can do is find out - as the sooner you start treatment the better.

That said - you sound very low risk- but none of us on an internet forum can know what your body is / isn’t doing.

so have the test and deal with the results once they are in.

worrying yourself to death when you don’t know either way is not helpful.

I really suggest you talk to your gp or health visitor about your anxiety.

it sounds like you’ve had a really hard time with your baby and maybe you need a little more support.

there is no shame in Having anxiety snd no one will judge you for seeking help.

take care.

It will probably be clear as it is in most cases, but if it makes you feel any better I've had CIN3 (highest grade changes) 3 times now and I'm still fit as a fiddle with no ill effects.

Plus, your body and cycle will still be recovering from birth. It's not uncommon to bleed oddly for several months after birth! X