Cervical screening is a method of preventing cancer by detecting and treating early abnormalities which, if left untreated, could lead to cancer in a woman's cervix (the neck of the womb). All women between the ages of 25 and 64 are eligible for a free cervical screening test every three to five years. Women aged 25-49 are screened every 3 years and women aged 50-64 every 5 years. Women should receive their first invitation for routine screening at 25.
The practice offers regular appointments for cervical smears, please speak to the Office (tel: 0117 330 2720 option 2) to make an appointment.
If a woman has never been sexually active, then her chance of developing cervical cancer is very low indeed. In these circumstances, a woman might choose to decline the invitation for cervical screening on this occasion. If a woman is not currently sexually active but has had male partners in the past, then we would recommend continued screening. Lesbian and bi-sexual women should have regular cervical screening.