If everyone attended screening regularly, 83% could be prevented. In England, cervical screening currently prevents 70% of cervical cancer deaths. These cell changes may turn into cancer over time if left untreated. It is a test to look for the human papillomavirus ( HPV) and abnormal cell changes on the cervix (the neck of the womb). What screening doesĬervical screening is not a test for cancer. However all individuals aged 25 to 64 who have a cervix should consider having cervical screening, regardless of their sexual orientation.
Or you may have been told by other lesbians that you do not need to be screened. Sometimes health workers have advised lesbian women they do not need screening because they do not have sex with men.
Cervical screening is for women and anyone with a cervix. If you want to be screened, then you should be. Cervical screening is not just for heterosexual women
