FREE CERVICAL SCREENING IN LAGOS!!!

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Happy New year everyone! Welcome to 2012! January is global cervical cancer month and to mark yet another time of emphasis, The George Kerry Life Foundation is educating people about the benefits of regular cervical screening and HPV vaccination in prevention of cervical cancer through our Cervical Cancer Control Campaign (CCCC).
Please start this New Year by getting your cervical screening! It’s very common for women to feel anxiety about having their first cervical screening which can be either a VIA test or Pap smear. Some women feel so intimidated that they delay having one. This is largely because they aren’t sure of what goes on during the test. Rest assured, a cervical screening test is simple, painless, and takes only minutes to perform. Cervical screening detects abnormal cervical changes before they can become cancer!
It is a highly effective tool for cervical cancer screening and prevention. In 2009, guidelines were changed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Updated guidelines suggest that women should have their first Pap smear at age 21. The old guidelines recommended women have their first Pap three years after become sexually active or at age 21 — whichever came first.
If you are well over the age of 21 and have never been screened, know that it is never too late to have your first cervical screening. Try to schedule your cervical screening for when you are not menstruating.

THE PAP SMEAR PROCEDURE
To ensure that you get the most accurate results, it is recommended that you avoid vaginal intercourse, douching, and tampons 48 hours prior to your Pap smear appointment. Spermicidal foams, creams, or inserts should also be avoided. At the Doctor’s, you will be asked to undress from the waist down and asked to lay on the exam table and place your feet up. A lubricated speculum will then be inserted into the vagina. Remember to take deep breaths and to relax. This will also help the vaginal muscle to relax, making the exam less uncomfortable. Your Doctor will then perform a VIA screening by applying a reagent to the cervix or a papsmear by using a small mascara-like brush or swab, to take sample cells from the cervix. Some women have no sensation when either is done, while some experience mild discomfort, like a peppery sensation with the VIA test or mild menstrual cramps with the pap smear test.The VIA Test gives an immediate result but for the papsmear, the samples collected are placed in a tube with a special preservative or a slide and then sent to a lab for processing. After either test, the speculum is removed gently from the vagina. You are then able to sit up and begin dressing. The screening test is now over!Result for a VIA test is ready immediately while the Papsmear result generally come within two to three weeks.

WHO SHOULD HAVE CERVICAL SCREENING
• Women in their 20’s should have cervical screening annually
• Women in their 30’s who have had three consecutive normal Pap smears should undergo screening every three years
• Women aged 65-70, who have had three consecutive normal Pap smear results and no abnormal findings in 10 years, can discontinue screenings altogether if they choose
• Women who have undergone a total hysterectomy due to a noncancerous condition and have not previously had abnormal Pap smears can also discontinue screenings.
Remember that these are general guidelines. Always follow your doctor’s recommendation concerning the frequency of cervical cancer screening. Based on previous Pap smear results and other risks, your doctor may want you to be screened more frequently.

FREE CERVICAL SCREENING
The George Kerry Life foundation will be administering Free cervical screening throughout Cervical Cancer Awareness Month! The Free screenings will hold between the 16th of January 2012 and the 4th of February 2012 at Namfi – No 1A Unity road, off Mobolaji Bank Anthony way, from 9am till 4pm.Sundays not included.
BE THERE! AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT THIS!
This is a George Kerry Life Foundation Initiative under the umbrella of our Cervical Cancer Control campaign (CCCC), in line with Global Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and supported by Access Bank Treasury Group, Pink Pearl Foundation, Beat Fm, Ray power Fm and Silver Bird Television, United Nations, Cervical Cancer Action, Campaign for Cancer prevention.
Cervical cancer kills 8,000 Nigerian women annually!
GET SCREENED, NOT SCARED!

Dr Matilda Kerry; Founding Executive Director – George Kerry Life Foundation (Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2000)
Tel: 08099553165, 08078467478
www.georgekerrylifefoundation.org

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