can a pap smear cause you to start your period
COMMENTS 0. No, getting a Pap smear will not affect your period. Two tools are used to take a Pap sample, one called a spatula, the other a cytobrush. This second tool looks like a mascara brush and is used to scrape cells from your cervix. Sometimes mild bleeding or spotting can occur with this scraping, but this is not your period.