Have you ever had a pap smear?

How was it?

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Fishy · 36-40, F

Where I live there's an option to do it yourself,

the doctor will give you a swab and explain how to do it and then they will let you do it on your own behind a curtain so you have privacy

TessDun · 36-40, F

@Fishy This sounds better I wish we had this option

Fishy · 36-40, F

@TessDun Yeah, the only reason I know about this option is because I told my doc I was very insecure and she told me about it

You should definitely ask your doctor about this, it might also be an option where you live too

Fishy · 36-40, F

@TessDun I'm pretty sure she also said its a recent thing, so I don't think many people know about the self examination yet

https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-ged-kearney-mp/media/pap-smears-can-be-replaced-by-do-it-yourself-cervical-cancer-tests

TessDun · 36-40, F

@Fishy I hope we have it here. The ones I see in google are scary