June 19 to 26 marks Cervical Screening Awareness Week, an initiative dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of regular cervical screening for women’s health, and a gynaecologist has shared some key facts about the illness - including four signs to watch for.
Cervical screening identifies abnormal changes in the cells of the cervix, such as the presence of high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) – the main cause of cervical cancer. These changes often do not cause any symptoms, so regular screening (every 3 to 5 years according to age) helps spot any warning signs before they have the chance to develop into cancer.
For Cervical Screening Awareness Week, intimate wellbeing brand INTIMINA’s in-house gynaecologist, Dr Susanna Unsworth, shares her tips for making a screening as comfortable as possible:
