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Cervical cancer smear
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Now I’m 25, I’ve been invited for a cervical smear. It says I can have it at my usual doctors or a clinic. Has anyone had one? Does it hurt?
And can you get tested for STIs at the same time?
And can you get tested for STIs at the same time?
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As for getting tested for sti's at the same time i don't know, you will have to ask your doctors.
I'd say you're unlikelyto get tested for general STIs though as that would take time that they won't have accounted for in the appointment e.g taking swabs, urine tests etc - but as Tweety says, you can always check. Some doctors prefer to refer you to a gum clinic so if you're having your smear at your usual GPs they may refer you anyway.
Thanks
I just hate any sort of tests and thought I may be able to kill two birds with one stone rather than having two separate ones.
Can you have your smear at a GUM clinic rather than the docs, then they could do the whole battalion of tests there at the same time? Have a look for a sexual health website for your local trust. Worth a go!
I got invited when I was 21! hmm probably about time for another one argh! It was not a good experience for me. I was totally unprepared for what was about to happen and I found it very painful to the point where I was crying! But as many people have said here, its not usually that bad, and is more uncomfortable than painful!
:yes: I had my first one last week and this is an exact description of how the experience was for me. I just tried to think about other things and breathe normally so I wasn't tense...it was over before I knew it.
pap = papanicolaou - the type of stain used to stain the cells
smear tests and pap smears are both looking for abnormal cells of the cervix