Don't fear the smear
Cervical cancer screening: why is it a life-saving test?
Regularly attending your cervical smear test will help you take proactive action against this disease. Although your cervical screening does not represent a treatment, it allows us to detect early ( and very treatable ) disease without letting it develop into cervical cancer.
Knowing that cervical cancer can be prevented by cervical screening, should help us understand the power of this simple but life-saving test. If everyone attended screening regularly, 83% of cancers could be prevented.
What is the human papilloma virus (HPV)?
It is important to note that nearly all cervical cancers are caused by a type of wart virus called the human papilloma virus (HPV). This virus is very common. At some point in our lives, 4 out of 5 (80%) of us will get at least one type of HPV.
A smear test can find a high-risk HPV virus and changes early, before it develops into cancer. You might have HPV even if you have not been sexually active or not had a new partner for many years.
What does a cervical screening involve?
Many women have this terrible feeling about having their smear test and most of them are still worried and fearful that it will be painful.
But what actually does a cervical screening involve?
The test involves opening the vagina with a speculum and using a soft brush to remove cervical cells that are naturally shed. It takes a minute or so and its over and you may barely will notice it!
Of course we know every body is different and every one may experience it differently but there is still nothing to be afraid of.
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