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It is an uncomfortable procedure - no doubt about that - but imo it should be part and parcel of a young woman's health routine - especially for those who started having an active sex life at an early age.
HPV is a common virus, but it can mutate into a pre-cancerous state and early screening can obviate it becoming a full-blown cancer. It is quite common in younger women (think Jade Goodey) and treatment for cancer will be far more uncomfortable and long-lasting than a pap smear!
I believe I am right in saying that only young women who have not started an active sexual life can happily ignore smear testing - but stand to be corrected if I am wrong.0 -
Oh for goodness sake.
OP must be about 7.
Talk about stroppy!
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!!!!!!!Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY"I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily Dickinson
Janice 1964-2016
Thank you Honey Bear0 -
Oh for goodness sake.
OP must be about 7.
Talk about stroppy!
She posts...
she deletes...
she deletes again.
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If she were 7, we'd all agree she didn't need a smear yet, anyway....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
I have a tilt down below too - my womb I think? Anyway, my smears always hurt. I went for my last one about 6 weeks ago and the nurse kept telling me to cough as she couldn't see my cervix. Honestly, it was like she was pot holing! She ended up having to get the 'big boy' out and then managed to do her thing.
I was spread eagled for about 20 minutes. Lovely. 0 -
I have a tilted cervix too which makes things a bit awkward. Not painful as such but it feels like the nurse is having a real root around up there.
Top tip from my midwife for making your cervix more accessible - make your hands into fists and pop them under your bottom (when you're lying down for the smear - you don't have to do it all the time
). It tilts your pelvis a bit and can make things easier. "Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell" - Edward Abbey.0 -
Oh for goodness sake.
OP must be about 7.
Talk about stroppy!
She posts...
she deletes...
she deletes again.
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She's funny, no? And also clearly a bit clueless about forums. Goodness knows the first thing anyone learns is if you can't stand the heat, don't start the thread. People have opinions and you can get argued with about anything...I remember one thread I started years ago about the correct size of pots for tomato seedlings and twelve pages later it had turned into a virtal fistfight, lol.Val.0 -
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Me too, l can imagine that from here. :rotfl:
At a risk of starting it all over again mine go straight from 2" cells to greenhouse floor!
My initial thought was.. why would you put your cervix on the greenhouse floor... LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
:rotfl:She's funny, no? And also clearly a bit clueless about forums. Goodness knows the first thing anyone learns is if you can't stand the heat, don't start the thread. People have opinions and you can get argued with about anything...I remember one thread I started years ago about the correct size of pots for tomato seedlings and twelve pages later it had turned into a virtal fistfight, lol.
The really annoying thing is that this thread (and the other one;)) has sparked some interesting points. I for one was much intrigued to read that a GP doesn't think the test is valid (though the OP didn't care to post the link *sigh*) - although I think the GPs logic is flawed as she bases her opinion on the relatively low detection rate - whereas I believe that the rationale for testing has more to do with risk - given the relative simplicity of the test and the fact that it's non-invasive I beleive that, until the effects of the HPV immunisation are embedded, then it's worth carrying out.
I also think, however, that some of us need to be aware that the test may be uncomfortable and can be, in some circumstances, mildly painful. Or possibly worse.
Given the OPs posting style I shall, in future, be quoting any of her posts I come across and certainly any to which I reply.
Otherwise it's a waste of my time, and others, actually joining in a debate on a thread at all.
Incidentally she has taken exception to my stance. Her choice!Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY"I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily DickinsonJanice 1964-2016
Thank you Honey Bear0
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