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Cervical screening :
Experiences of Cervical Screening
Reasons for attending
Reasons for not attending
Receiving cervical screening test results
Normal and inadequate test results
Abnormal test results

Abnormal cervical cells: discovery :
The Colposcopy examination
Being referred for colposcopy and treatment
Ideas about causes
Finding information

Abnormal cervical cells: treatments :
Loop diathermy (LLETZ)
Cone biopsy
Laser therapy
Cryotherapy
Cold coagulation
Hysterectomy

Abnormal cervical cells: living with it :
Living with abnormal cervical cells
Sources of support
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Diagnosed with abnormal cervical cells (CIN 3) in 1986. No treatment given but monitored with regular colposcopies. Test results showed CIN2 followed by a second recurrence of CIN3. Treatment: Cone Biopsy. Annual smears since. No further recurrence. Experience of doctors having difficulty getting adequate cells for smear test.

Cancer >> Cervical Screening >> Age 31-44 >> Interview 07 >> Describes what it was like having the packing removed from her vagina after her cone biopsy.

Experienced symptoms of abnormal bleeding. Referred to colposcopy clinic in 2000. Diagnosed with abnormal cervical cells (CIN 3). Treatment given; cone biopsy.

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