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" Is it normal to bleed after a Pap smear? Yes -- a few drops are nothing to worry about. &amp;quot;To do a Pap test, your ob-gyn brushes a spatula-like device against your cervix, collecting mucus that under a microscope might reveal abnormal cells,&amp;quot; explains Lee Shulman, MD, professor of ob-gyn at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s possible for the device to scratch the cervix, triggering a small amount of bleeding.&amp;quot; But alert your ob-gyn if the spotting goes on for more than 24 hours or if it&amp;#039;s a steady flow of blood. Either is a sign of a potentially serious infection. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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