cervical smear

Screening test for cervical cancer, carried out during a routine gynaecological examination by taking a cell sample from the cervix with a spatula. The cells collected are smeared onto a glass slide and sent to a laboratory for a cytological examination. Ideally, the cervical smear test should be done every three years in all women aged between 25 and 65. This completely painless examination is essential even in women who have been vaccinated against cervical cancer because this vaccine doesn’t offer complete protection.