Happy International Women’s Day 2021! This years theme is Choose to Challenge. I read this article recently which stated that the government was finally tackling the gender health gap and its investigation beginning would coincide with International Women’s Day 2021. I’m not ashamed to admit that I snorted with laughter when I read it. Maybe …
In this blog post, I wanted to share some facts about HPV. You may be aware that from this year when you go have a smear they will be checking for HPV. If HPV is present, then they’ll look for abnormal cells. You may have already had a smear test that checked for HPV as …
I wanted to write a post about what happens when you go for a smear (Pap) test. A smear test doesn’t test for cancer, it’s a test to prevent cancer. In 2018/2019 28.1 per cent of eligible women didn’t go for their smear. I get it, I do understand why women aren’t going for their …
I’m sure you’ve all seen #SmearForSmear doing the rounds on social media. If you don’t remember the hashtag then you may remember the photos celebrities/influencers were sharing of themselves with smeared lipstick. The hashtag was started by Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust (formally Jo’s Trust) and in this blog post, I’d like to tell you more …
Happy New Year! I truly hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. Oh, and that those pesky hangovers have finally started to clear now too for anyone who had a little bit too much to drink on New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day. I’ve always had a bit of a love/hate relationship with …
Christmas can be a wonderful time of year, but it can also be overwhelming, and you can be desperate for some time to yourself.
Where have I been? If I’m honest, I feel like I’ve been in my own purgatory. As I have posted previously, the only thing which works to mostly alleviate my endometriosis symptoms is the implant. I had my implant removed and replaced in May 2019 and since then, it’s been awful. I’ve wrestled with my moods, …
Today I got my period and I cried. I appreciate this isn’t exactly a normal reaction, but I don’t usually have periods. At all.
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