Treatment when you are pregnant

If you are pregnant when you are invited for your routine cervical screening test, tell your GP or clinic so that the test can be postponed until after the baby is born.

If you become pregnant and have not had a cervical screening test in the last three years, you will probably be asked to have one at your first antenatal appointment. If the test result is abnormal, you will then be asked to have a colposcopy. It is safe to have colposcopy during pregnancy and it does not cause any harm to the baby. Even if you do need treatment, it is usually safe to wait until after the baby is born.

Treatment for cervical changes and future pregnancy

Apart from a hysterectomy, it is very unlikely that a single treatment will affect your chances of becoming pregnant. However, if you have had a cone biopsy or LLETZ, this can occasionally increase your chances of giving birth before the usual nine months of pregnancy are complete (prematurely). These methods of treatments can also slightly increase your risk of giving birth to an underweight baby.