What is a blood transfusion? A blood transfusion involves receiving donated blood or blood parts into your body through one of your blood vessels. A needle is put into a vein, often in the arm. The ...

Eating foods high in key nutrients, including iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12, and limiting alcohol may help increase your red blood cell count. Red blood cells are the most common cells in ...

For the women facing homelessness she supports, steps like these can make an “invasive experience” like a smear test more comfortable. “It’s about being flexible, creative and making it very led by ...

But many women avoid a smear test like the plague because they find them uncomfortable or painful. Did you know you can ask for a smaller speculum to be used during your test?Credit: Getty Experts ...

A woman who survived cervical cancer has advocated the importance of smear tests after she said having one saved her life. Stacey Roberts, 37, from Peterborough, has been in remission for three ...

The reality TV star shared in a candid Instagram post that nine years ago her mum pushed her to get a smear test after she complained of her stomach feeling sore. She was very thankful for this as ...

Women are needlessly suffering agonising pain during cervical screening tests because they fail to ask for simple adjustments that can make the procedure far more comfortable, experts have warned ...

Screening guidelines recommend starting Pap smears at age 21 and integrating HPV tests after 30. Vaccination against HPV is highlighted as a crucial preventive measure, with efforts underway to ...

“Some people may experience spotting or very light bleeding following a smear test as the blood vessels of the cervix are irritated, and this is not uncommon and not usually any cause for ...

The Met-Supt warned foreign and local business entrepreneurs in NCD to respect the country’s laws and abstain from engaging in smear campaigns against their competitors. Mr Sika said that everyone, ...