Why has my niece not had a smear test invite

[User3047]

My niece is 23 24 in September and hasn’t had an invite for a smear is this unusual?

I'm 25 in September and I only got mine in March

No - you are meant to be invited a few months before 25th birthday!

If this is in England, then first call for cervical screening is age 25 years.

Usual seems to be about 6 months or so before you turn 25. Mine was

I got mine 6 months before my 25th - I turned up for the appointment to be told they couldn’t do it as I wasn’t 25 yet and the lab wouldn’t process my results. I had to go back after turning 25.

You don't get an invite until you're 24 and a half.

Unless you made a typo and you meant to say she's turning 25 in September?

Wow they’ve changed it from when I was younger. It used to be 18. I had severe CIN 3 at 26.

Yeah, calendar year when you turn 25...

In England 1st smear is done at 25

I had CIN 3/4 at 21 with no symptoms so I’m shocked at 25.

The age for first smear was raised to 25 due to the introduction of the HPV vaccination