1st pap smear ... (uk)?!


Question: 1st pap smear !.!.!. (uk)!?
Hiya
Im going for my 1st smear test today!.!.
im so nervous, i dont do well at the doctors :(
What kinda things will the nurse ask me!? and what will happen!?
Im from the uk
Thanks
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Answers:
It's normal to be nervous!. I'm 25 and have had many pap smears and still get kinda nervous when I go in!.

They will ask you lots of questions about your sexual history, mostly!. They have you change into a gown and you lay down on your back with your feet in stirrups so your knees are spread!. They will keep asking you to scoot down and relax, because the natural instinct is to tense up and scoot away!.

They put a speculum in your vagina which acts sort of as a 'spreader' to allow them to see in!. It's uncomfortable, and usually cold, but it doesn't really *hurt*!. Then they take a cotton swab and swipe it across the cells at your cervix!.!.!. This feels really weird, and is uncomfortable, but again, it doesn't hurt!. Then they will sometimes just do a breast exam with their fingers, the same way they tell you to do at home every month!.

It's an uncomfortable experience, but not a painful one!. Honestly, I always think it's not as bad as everyone makes it sound!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

First of all wear a skirt it makes things much easier and you wont have to lay there with your bottom half naked!.

Dont worry about it, just take nice deep breaths and try to stay relaxed it is over ever so quickly!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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