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The MN ad on cervical screening- incorrect info

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FictionalCharacter · 14/03/2024 08:43

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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JoMumsnet · 14/03/2024 16:12

Hi FictionalCharacter,

Thanks very much for flagging this. The page had actually been reviewed by the NHS but that line had clearly slipped through the net. We really appreciate your feedback and have edited the page accordingly.

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