How To Make Your Smear Test More Comfortable

Our expert team has compiled 10 tips to help make your cervical screening appointment more comfortable. Each year, over 1.8m individuals invited to have a smear test fail to attend although regular cervical screening appointments and other preventive care can significantly aid cancer prevention.

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Everything you need to know about a Transvaginal Scan

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Feeling anxious about an upcoming transvaginal scan appointment?  Stylist Magazine writer Abbi Henderson recently underwent her first transvaginal scan.  Although the thought of the scan itself didn’t cause her much mental anguish (though, it very commonly can), She did have a lot of other, unanswered concerns. Did she need to do anything special – food…

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Cervical Screening: Common Myths Debunked

It’s extremely important to attend your regular smear test when due – as this helps save thousands of lives each year. A smear test is a simple routine health check that unfortunately many women put off. The biggest risk factor for cervical cancer is not having a smear test and remaining unaware of the development…

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Why may someone find their smear test uncomfortable or painful?

This week is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week and we sat down with Consultant Gynaecologist & Gynaecological Oncologist Mr Saurabh Phadnis who reveals the conditions and likely causes that could lead to an uncomfortable or painful smear. Mr Phadnis shares tips on how this can be made more comfortable during your appointment if experiening  any of…

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Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month

September is Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month. To mark it, Consultant Gynaecologist Narendra Pisal shares the five top things that you can do to reduce your risk of getting any gynaecological cancers: Have regular smears Smear tests look out for abnormal cells well before they become cancerous. By treating any abnormality, the risk of developing cervical…

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Consultant Gynaecologist Julie Bowring Joins The Team

Miss Julie Bowring is a Consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Health at Homerton Hospital, London. She completed her general gynaecological training in North West London and further training in sexual and reproductive health at The Royal Free Hospital, London. Her special interest is Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection of the lower genital tract. She is a…

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Marina Wheeler QC Speaks About Her Cervical Cancer Diagnosis

After being diagnosed with cervical cancer earlier this year, a newly cancer-free Marina Wheeler QC is urging women to make time for cervical screening. Consultant Gynaecologist Narendra Pisal says: ‘It is really great that we have public figures like Ms Wheeler coming forward with their stories of cervical cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment. This will…

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