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• Cancer >> Cervical Screening >> Age 31-44 >> Interview 23 >> She felt very emotional after laser treatment.

Abnormal smear test result in 1985. Referred to colposcopy clinic and diagnosed with abnormal cervical cells (CIN 1). Treatment given: laser therapy. No recurrence.

• Cancer >> Cervical Screening >> Age 45-59 >> Interview 16 >> Describes her experience of a painful smear test.

Normal smear test results. Experience of an inadequate smear.

• Cancer >> Cervical Screening >> Age 45-59 >> Interview 20 >> It helped to have leaflets which explained the kind of bleeding that might occur after diathermy loop excision.

Abnormal smears in 1995. Referred to colposcopy clinic. Abnormal cervical cells diagnosed. Treatment given; Diathermy loop excision (in-patient). Abnormal smear in 2001. Referred to colposcopy clinic. Diagnosed with abnormal cervical cells (CIN2/3) Treatment given; diathermy loop excision (out-patient).

• Cancer >> Cervical Screening >> Age 31-44 >> Paula - Interview 35 >> Paula had an infection after her LLETZ treatment which cleared up quickly with antiobiotics.

Paula had CIN3 and high grade CGIN in 2007. Lletz treatment and a cone biopsy successfully removed the abnormal cells. Her colposcopy results in April 2008 were normal.

• Cancer >> Cervical Screening >> Age 31-44 >> Interview 27 >> The cone biopsy treatment was not as bad as she expected and after a couple of weeks she felt back to normal.

Abnormal smear in 1985. Diagnosed with abnormal cervical cells (CIN3). Treatment given; cone biopsy. Normal smear tests for seven years. Abnormal smear in 1992. Diagnosed with mild dyskariosis. Treatment given; diathermy loop excision (Inpatient). Several inadequate smear tests until July 2001 when laser treatment was given.

• Cancer >> Cervical Screening >> Age 31-44 >> Laura - Interview 36 >> Laura found the local anaesthetic the worst part of the cone biopsy.

In 2006, Laura was referred for colposcopy and had Lletz treatment. In 2007 she had a cone biopsy for CIN3. In 2008, she had a hysterectomy.

• Cancer >> Cervical Screening >> Age 31-44 >> Kim - Interview 37 >> Kim describes her cone biopsy under general anaesthetic and her recovery at home afterwards.

Kim had a knife cone biopsy in 2008 to remove three areas of abnormal cells; CIN2, CIN3 and CGIN. Her recent colposcopy examination showed no abnormal cells.