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Having a Pap smear during pregnancy raises the risk of miscarriage.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that having a Pap smear during pregnancy raises the risk of miscarriage?

Partly. One qualitative study reports that some midwives believe Pap smears in pregnancy may cause bleeding that could lead to miscarriage, while two other sources state that Pap smear testing is safe in pregnancy and describe only minor post-smear symptoms. None of the retrieved items provides direct outcome data on miscarriage risk after an antepartum Pap smear.

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Evidence for · 1
Perceptions of Midwives on Pap Smear Tests during Pregnancy -
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Perceptions of Midwives on Pap Smear Tests during Pregnancy - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2020.21.10.3039

Evidence against · 2
Pap Smear in Antenatal Women : An esteemed Opportunity for Screening and Awareness
2023
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T, D. C. (2023). Pap Smear in Antenatal Women : An esteemed Opportunity for Screening and Awareness. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8076947

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Having a Pap smear, quality of life before and after cervical screening: a questionnaire study
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Having a Pap smear, quality of life before and after cervical screening: a questionnaire study. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03344.x

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