On this ad, which is written in NHS style and looks like an NHS web page, it says a nurse will use a speculum to open your cervix. This is wrong - the speculum opens the vagina so that they can see the cervix and take the sample. Speculums don’t open the cervix! Really bad error.
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FictionalCharacter · 14/03/2024 08:43
Cervical screening, why is it so important? | Mumsnet
The NHS has pledged to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040 through cervical screening and HPV vaccination. But what exactly is cervical screening?
https://www.mumsnet.com/articles/cervical-screening
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