{"id":3599,"date":"2019-03-31T17:12:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-31T16:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevicaragelanesurgery.nhs.uk\/?page_id=3599"},"modified":"2020-03-18T16:22:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T16:22:49","slug":"cervical-screening","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thevicaragelanesurgery.nhs.uk\/clinics-and-services\/services\/cervical-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"Cervical Screening"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Afdmh8E5K6M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Cervical screening (a smear test) checks the health of your cervix, which is the opening to your womb from your vagina.&nbsp;<\/li><li>It&#8217;s not a test for cancer, it&#8217;s a test to help prevent cancer.<\/li><li>All women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 64 should be invited by letter.&nbsp;<\/li><li>During the screening appointment, a small sample of cells will be taken from your cervix.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The sample is tested for changes to the cells of your cervix.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Finding abnormal changes early means they can be monitored or treated so they do not get a chance to turn into cervical cancer.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Approximately 2 weeks after screening, you will get your results by letter.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#efefef\" class=\"has-background\"><strong>To arrange a cervical screening appointment, please telephone the Practice.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cervical screening saves 5000 lives a year. It is not a test for cervical cancer, it is a screening test to detect abnormalities in the cells of the cervix at an early stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you receive an invitation to cervical screening from the Practice, please, don\u2019t ignore it. It takes just a few minutes and could save your life.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>First time being screen, or nervous?<\/strong>&nbsp;tell the Nurse\/Doctor, and try to relax and distract your mind<\/li><li><strong>Worried about discomfort?<\/strong>&nbsp;Ask the Nurse\/Doctor to use a smaller speculum<\/li><li><strong>Feeling embarrassed?<\/strong>&nbsp;Wear a skirt to your appointment as you can keep this on during the procedure<\/li><li><strong>Don\u2019t want to go alone?<\/strong>&nbsp;Take a friend with you, to keep you company in the Waiting Room, and be there for you after the screening<\/li><li><strong>Undergone FGM\/cutting in the past?<\/strong>&nbsp;Tell the Nurse\/Doctor<\/li><li><strong>Not sure what to expect?<\/strong>&nbsp;Go to<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jostrust.org.uk\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\"> jostrust<\/a>&nbsp;or call 0808 802 800<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Download or view our Smear Test Guide<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevicaragelanesurgery.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/jcct_easyread_having_a_smear_test_v1.2_2mb-2.pdf\">Having a smear test<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevicaragelanesurgery.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/jcct_easyread_having_a_smear_test_v1.2_2mb-2.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#efefef\" class=\"has-background has-text-align-left\"><strong>Try not to put off cervical screening. It&#8217;s one of the best ways to protect yourself from cervical cancer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/cervical-screening\/\">Further Information&nbsp;about cervical screening from NHS UK<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cervical screening (a smear test) checks the health of your cervix, which is the opening to your womb from your vagina.&nbsp; It&#8217;s not a test for cancer, it&#8217;s a test to help prevent cancer. All women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 64 should be invited by letter.&nbsp; During the screening appointment, a &#8230; <a title=\"Cervical Screening\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thevicaragelanesurgery.nhs.uk\/clinics-and-services\/services\/cervical-screening\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Cervical Screening\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6577921,"featured_media":2396,"parent":3745,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.thevicaragelanesurgery.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/beautiful-brunette-cute-774909.jpg",1365,2048,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.thevicaragelanesurgery.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/beautiful-brunette-cute-774909-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.thevicaragelanesurgery.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/beautiful-brunette-cute-774909-200x300.jpg",200,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.thevicaragelanesurgery.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/beautiful-brunette-cute-774909-768x1152.jpg",768,1152,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.thevicaragelanesurgery.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/beautiful-brunette-cute-774909-683x1024.jpg",683,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.thevicaragelanesurgery.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/beautiful-brunette-cute-774909.jpg",1024,1536,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.thevicaragelanesurgery.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/beautiful-brunette-cute-774909.jpg",1365,2048,false],"mailpoet_newsletter_max":["https:\/\/www.thevicaragelanesurgery.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/beautiful-brunette-cute-774909.jpg",1320,1980,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Editor","author_link":"https:\/\/www.thevicaragelanesurgery.nhs.uk\/author\/gary-genpra\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Cervical screening (a smear test) checks the health of your cervix, which is the opening to your womb from your vagina.&nbsp; It&#8217;s not a test for cancer, it&#8217;s a test to help prevent cancer. 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