%-):Can a doctor tell by a pelvic exam/ pap smear that you have been missing periods?
No, they can't say that you have been missing periods nor that you have been bleeding.
They could detect pregnancy if it were older than 4-6 weeks in a pelvic exam. yThey can evaluate the size of the uterus, tubes and ovaries. They determine how many weeks you have been pregnant by evaluating uterine enlargements, initially detectable about 4 weeks after conception. Besides uterine enlargement they also looks for two other findings indicative of pregnancy, uterine softening and a slight bluish colourisation of the cervix.
They could detect pregnancy if it were older than 4-6 weeks in a pelvic exam. yThey can evaluate the size of the uterus, tubes and ovaries. They determine how many weeks you have been pregnant by evaluating uterine enlargements, initially detectable about 4 weeks after conception. Besides uterine enlargement they also looks for two other findings indicative of pregnancy, uterine softening and a slight bluish colourisation of the cervix.
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I'm not sure if you are relating this to a pregnancy. Without a pregnancy, the only way a doctor could tell is if you are missing an organ that is required for you to have regular periods. They might see something that would interfere with your period, possibly. However, a pap smear EXAM palpating, or "feeling" would not conclusively indicate that you're missing periods. You would have to tell a doctor that you were missing periods.
Why do you ask this question...If I may know.
I'm not sure if you are relating this to a pregnancy. Without a pregnancy, the only way a doctor could tell is if you are missing an organ that is required for you to have regular periods. They might see something that would interfere with your period, possibly. However, a pap smear EXAM palpating, or "feeling" would not conclusively indicate that you're missing periods. You would have to tell a doctor that you were missing periods.
Why do you ask this question...If I may know.