Afterwards Women will experience a heavy discharge for several weeks after cryocautery. Intercourse is inadvisable for ten days. After that intercourse is permitted, but use of a condom is advised until the discharge has gone away. After the discharge has stopped women may resume all normal sexual activities that they wish. They may use any form of birth control they wish, and they should have no trouble getting pregnant and having a baby normally.
Pap smears are the most important tests for follow up to be sure the disease has been fully treated.
Pap smears should start three months after treatment, then be done every six months until the patient is two years from treatment. Then pap smears should be yearly for the rest of her life. Colposcopy may also be performed after cryocautery, but it is sometimes difficult due to very complete healing of the cervix. This is one of the disadvantages of cryocautery.