Painful, awful, and just plain awkward - those were the words used by people I have heard after having a smear test.
On Tuesday, it was the dreaded day that I had to get my very first smear done. I turned 25 a few months back - the earliest age eligible for the treatment - and still hadn't been for a test. I had seen the never ending posters and social media spam and heard the word of the mouth on the importance to get this dreaded test, so it was time to put my big girl pants on and book myself in for an appointment.
It is commonly known that a lot of women do put off the test in fear of it being a horror show. I mean, having a rod shoved up your vagina by a stranger isn't fun at all... One reviewer told Stylist magazine they "ran for the hills", while others described the test as "painful" and "terrifying". While I wasn't nervous per se, hearing about these experiences were pretty unsettling for a first-timer.
