Pap with coil (IUD)

I may have missed this bit of info but how easy is it to take a smear with a coil in place? ?thanks ?

Coil - are you referring to a type of IUD?

If so, they live in a different place than the target of the PAP smear. The PAP is a scraping of the external cervix and the os. The only portion of an IUD in this area will be the string. The mass of the IUD is inside the uterus. No issue.

Pretty easy, as said below the string is the only bit that should be visible on speculum exam.

I've had an IUD and on a pap the dr couldn't see the string so had a quick ultrasound to confirm its location.

Apparently not uncommon for the strings to be trimmed short and retract a little.

I believe a PAP for a woman with an IUD is fairly normal and common. As someone has already said, the only part of the IUD visible to the doctor is the two strings.. which are easily moved aside as the smear is taken. Should have little or no effect on the smear.

My wife has an IUD, and the Pap samples are taken just like before she had the IUD. No problem at all. And she says having the Pap done feels no different either way.