Live Smear Test, Q&A With The Nurse & Office Group Discussion
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2019
- Live smear test, Q&A with the nurse & Office group discussion
After meeting with Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust this year, I wanted to do something to help encourage more women to book and attend their cervical screenings here in the UK as statistics had shown that 1 in 4 women skip the cervical screening, with the proportion increasing to 1 in 3 among those aged 25 to 29 and to 1 in 2 in some more deprived regions of the UK. I decided that something I think I would have found really reassuring before attending my first test, would have been to have watched someone else having their test and to understand a little more about it. Therefore, that's what I decided to do! Loaded with your questions from instagram, I took my camera (and Maddie and Lauren who filmed for me) into my smear with the absolutely lovely Jenny! Although filming this was certainly out of my comfort zone, I really hope it encourages any of you who feel a bit uncertain, or have simply put it off to call your local GP and book your smear tests. Let me know in the comments if you have after watching this, and please also feel free to share your experiences below too for others to read.
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The biggest well done to Zoe Sugg for using her platform for important topics such as this, amazing and thank you.
Just booked my smear test that I have been avoiding for years and I’m 31. Thank you Zoe.
I applaud you Zoe for doing this! I think every girl needs to know exactly what happens during a pap smear.
What you did is a massive service to the ladies and young girls that follow you. I applaud your courage to put yourself out there (so to speak), and show us all that this doesn't have to be scary, and it is a vital thing to have done. I wish all of this was more prevalent when I was younger, i do have HPV. I have the # 1 cancer causing culprit, and have had problems with my "foof" (love that name btw). You are exactly the type of Woman and UA-cam role model I want my Daughter to have.
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Much love, & great idea doing this Zoe!
When the nurse who did your last smear test turns up on UA-cam 🙈😂 she’s so lovely. Well done Zoe for highlighting the importance of smear tests 💞
I don't really watch Zoe's videos anymore, but I'm so happy that she took the time to film this. This is so helpful to people who do need a pap smear. Thanks Zoe, and the nurse, for sharing so much and showing something that feels so scary and taboo to talk about. ❤️
This video just shows how important awareness is and prevention. Im 18 and I just so happened to get my first smear test (which is earlier in Australia normally its 21 here i believe) and found I hold an HPV virus even after being vaccinated, it just means currently it puts me in a higher risk zone. Its made me more aware and highlighted the importance of needing to get regular check-ups! Even if ur totally clear, get you pap smears ladies
My first smear test at 25 showed pre cancerous cells. Had them sorted out and been fine for the last 6 years, I dread to think what would have happened if I hadn't gone to my appointment.. So important! Well done, Zoe.
M’y mother actually died from cervical cancer when I was younger and I find this so inspiring . The fact that a big youtuber like yourself Zoe , posted this , gives me hope that others don’t have to go through this . I really respect you for this
Anyone realise she said I volunteer was from game of thrones but it’s from hunger games 😂 but also well done Zoe for making this video it’s very educational and will let a lot of girls including myself learn more about what needs to happen ❤️
This is an amazing video and this encourages women to do an annual ob-gyne test :)
My Nan has recently been diagnosed with cervical cancer , it’s very important to make sure you get the test done, thank you for posting this ❤️
I didn’t know smear tests existed until Zoe’s vlog awhile back so I’m happy she filmed it because I was worried what it was all about
Ngl the amount of anxiety I got from watching this was alot, but I'm glad I did cos I'm certain if I had no clue and had to go it would be way worse.
As a nurse, I can’t thank you enough for this!! So important.
I'm one of those 26yo who've never visited a gynecologist and is weary of smear tests. But I'm glad to see what it's like, before actually going
I‘m from Germany, so sorry for my english🥴 I go twice a year to my gynecologist to make a smeartest.. Since I was 14.. its a little bit shocking, to know that this is so uncommon😱🤭
Thank you so much for being so open about this Zoe. I’ve been watching you for such a long time and I feel like you’ve become so much more open with us over time and it’s so good to see. For someone like you to be doing this is and showing us what it’s like is so so amazing. Thank you for using your platform for this. I’m sure that this will help lots of young women who are scared to go for a smear test. I know this was probably really weird for you to do but you have no idea how helpful this will be. It’s so sad that women put this off and this can be the reason why cervical cancer goes undetected for so long. From the bottom of my heart THANK YOU. Love you so much ❤️❤️❤️
thank you for documenting this Zoe!! It's great to see someone with your level of influence raising awareness for cervical cancer! XXX
Zoe it’s so good that you’ve done this!! So important to normalise the test and make it something we talk about as women! Well done and thank you!
This is so so great honestly thank you for sharing this with us and for all women to be more encouraged to go to their smear test it's honestly so important! 💖 thank you zoe
This is great! I’d love to see more women using their platforms to normalize women’s healthcare!
I think it’s also so important to note that not everyone’s experience is pain free or positive. I had a really tough time during mine and experienced some pain, huge amount of discomfort, several attempts and a belly ache for the rest of the day. Can’t believe watching someone else that they didn’t go through that aswell!
Luckily I went and my results are negative but I think it’s so important to know that it isn’t always plain sailing, but like you said it lasts hardly any time x
I was 18 when I got my first smear test, back when Scotland's age was 18, not 25. I have had over 10 since then and I am now 28. I had my HPV injections in high school so never thought anything could go wrong. Boy was I wrong. I have pre cancerous cells that are dormant, and hopefully they will stay that way. At one point, I was getting a smear test every 3 months. And though I was very nerves, I knew it had to be done. And look what was found because I lay through about 2 minutes of minor discomfort. Girls, get a smear. It's important.
I just very recently went for my Pap smear with my mum and sister. And my mum’s results were abnormal.. 3 weeks later we were informed she has cervical cancer. And me and my sister just got our vaccinations for it.
I truly feel this is so needed now-a-days. Cervical cancer has shown up so much more in women now-a-days. This is really an important thing that all girls should do!
I think its amazing and very very brave of her for filming this, this can help sooo many people. ♡
I’ve been so excited to watch this, live you Zoe and I think it’s amazing how your spreading awareness and asking questions about smear test xxxxx
Yay for doing this Zoe
So happy you're raising awareness for something so important.
I’m so pleased to see something like this. So raw and educational. Thank you!
My first smear test at 24, came back abnormal so for all the women who are too scared to go please do. It was pre cancer cells that “could” change in the future so I’m lucky I went. It doesn’t hurt, and it’s literally over in about a minute honestly!. I suffer with anxiety, and I promise it’s the least painful experience ever. Well done for doing this Zoe. Its not always the best feeling getting your bits out in front of a stranger! 😂.
The things that’s most people avoid to talk about!❤️ I love it!! Such an inspiration. You’re one of the reasons I felt confident enough to start my channel❤️
Im only 20 so won't have my first smear for a few years but this has definitely made me feel so much more comfortable about going when the time comes! Well done Zoe!
Thank you for sharing Zoe, showing all women how important it is to get a smear test and how easy it really is ❤️
Love this video, thank you for putting this on the internet Zoe!👏🏽👏🏽 I am almost 31 & put off getting my first smear test till I was 27 (silly move) thank god everything was all good! I had no one like you to reassure me at the time and tell me that it wasn’t a big deal! Thank you so much♥️
This video gave me the confidence to book my smear test and went for it today and it was fine. Thank you zoe for making such a informative video
Well done Zoe, I can't even imagine how many women you will have made feel at ease about the test after this video.
I had mine last year after putting it off for 6 months and couldn't believe how quick and easy it was. There is nothing to fear ladies, please don't put it off.
Everyone feels anxious during these visits. It's a scary thing. But it doesn't mean we shouldn't talk about it. Thank you for spreading the importance of reproductive health. This is AMAZING!!!! xo
This Video Is Great For Younger Viewers Who Have Not Gone Through This Yet! This Was A Very Cool And Brave Thing To Do Zoe! Love Your Vlogs!
Zoe is just amazing she is so confident and just lovely she is an inspiration to everyone especially people who have angsiety ❤️❤️keep up fab work ❤️
So glad you shared this! I had my first smear test recently and was absolutely bricking it (not much usually fazes me). I explained how nervous I was to the nurse and she was so good about it. Explained everything and took me through each part step by step.
I'm so glad you done this, I think its really inspiring yo other women who are scared to go 💖💖
Thank you so much Zoe! This is such an incredible video to film and inform not just your viewers but any female who comes across this. No amount of marketing or NHS advertising would reach this level of information. What an inspiring way to use your status for good! I really hope everyone watches this and takes it in, as it is such an important cause!!
As a woman and a midwife I thank you, Zoe, so much for doing this video and spreading the awareness about smear tests and everything that involves! You did a great job ❤️
Thank you Zoe for hopefully starting the conversation and raising awareness! I was also not expecting for there to be an office smear test chat!
What a brilliant video. Zoe, you should be so proud of yourself- no doubt this video will save a lot of lives/help a great deal of people. Thank you.
I have my first Pap smear in October and I’m having major anxiety over it. This video although hasn’t taken all my anxiety away has surely helped a little.
Well done for using your platform to share something so important! I’m due mine soon and I was very scared but this made me feel at ease! Well done Zoe ☺️
I applaud you for continually using your influencial platform for such positive and life changing subjects. Well done Zoe. I look up to you so much x
This is really helpful and interesting to watch. I like that the nurse answered every question you had and that she talked her way through it.
I have mine in less than a week and you’ve literally made me feel so much calmer about going. Very brave, thank you ☺️
I actually got my letter for my first smear test and I am 24 and middle of November I am going to my very first appointment and watching this video is actually a comfort to me because knowing how much time it does take and I really appreciate the honesty because I had the vaccinations of hpv when I was twelve years old and since then I had education for cervical cancer and how a smear test can help prevent cervical cancer so thank you Zoe
Thank you for this. You don’t know how much it means for us who have had positive result or bad experiences. I thank you so much. 🙏🏼🙏🏼
this has brought me to such ease knowing all this information, thankyou so much zoë for sharing your experience
Huge well done. I actually sat here and watched it all the way and thought this is definitely the BEST video you have ever done. I’ll book in for mine now! x
Zoe, I love your videos so much and you are so inspiring
Thank you for posting this. As a medical student and future doctor raising awareness is so important. It can save many many lives. I have severe pain when I have mine done due to some medical conditions but I would never not have it. Its only a few minutes but could save the rest of your life. Most people it doesn't hurt. There is also a stigma that needs to be removed :)
I’ve booked in for my second smear in a couple weeks time. I bloody hate them but even if they are uncomfortable, 5 minutes of discomfort is far better than getting cancer. Thanks for sharing your experience and asking all the questions!
This is an amazing video that will have such an impact on young women. 💖 proud of you for going above and beyond to help women educate themselves on important matter such as this. I was terrified going into my first smear test and listening to my friends experiences was my saving grace!
I applaud you for doing this; it’s a great reminder, provides education and will help to reassure many. Well done you x
Well done Zoe, great to raise awareness to your audience. What a fantastic way to use your platform x
Well done Zoe for using your platform positively and for being informative
Love that you’ve done this! I’m 24 and went for mine last week, I was also told 6 weeks because there’s a back lot of patients- the doctor also said for everyone not to be surprised if it comes back positive because it is very common and can be treated ASAP x
This is so important! Well done on using your platform for this. This needs to be seen as normal and it won't be so stressful each time we have to go get our pap smears done! Get your smears done ladies! Amazing video Zoe xxx
Amazing job Zoe!! What a wonderful vlog to share your experience...thank you! Oh and loving the thumbnail for this one 👍 xxx
so much respect and love for Zoe, so educational especially since i haven’t had this done
Good on you Zoe for doing this its super important and can save lives xx showing what really happens will dispel any scary thoughts some girls might have xx
Amazing!! What an great video for a brilliant cause. I commend you for putting something like this on your platform and braving it for the camera! 🤗🤗🙌🏼🙌🏼
Thank you so so so much zoe for uploading and filming this! I have my 1st smear test on Monday 2nd of September and i am very nervous but after watching you do it I feel like I will be fine! 😊😊❤❤💞💞💞💕💕 you are amazing for doing this which will help & support lots of women!!! I am 24 and got my letter through a couple of weeks ago and was a bit anxious to book mine but it is best to get it out of the way and done with xxxx i booked mine online and you are super brillant zoe for sharing this on social media 💕💕💞💞💕❤❤❤
Fair play to you for using your large audience to make such a positive impact. I’m the same age as you but I know that if I were younger I would have felt so, so comforted by this content. Well done 👍
Thank you Zoe, for a young women who will go through this in the future, this answered some questions and made me less nervous about this xx
Never this early to zoe vid before.. but I've waiting for this video since you talk about it on IG story.. thank you for this 💕
So thankful there are people like you to share and express this is a normal thing! Thank you Zoe!
God do i wish this was up this morning, i had my first smear today and was terrified! Cause i never had anyone explain without jokes!!
Thank you so much for sharing this with us Zoe. In the US things are a little different as far as pap smears go. I was 16 when I had my first test after finding a cyst on one of my ovaries. (In the US, you go as soon as you're sexually active, or if you're getting put on birth control) It was the worst experience I've ever had. They MALE doctors didn't explain ANYTHING and I was so scared that I actually passed out after it was over and he left the room. (yeah I'm still embarrassed to say that) I wish this video was around 8 years ago. I am now 24, and have found a female doctor that I am completely 100% comfortable around and there is no more stress or anxiety when I go to my appointments. My biggest tip is to find a doctor that you are comfortable around. It will make the process so much easier. Thanks again Zoe.
I received my first letter for my smear today!! Absolutely terrified but this made me feel so much better!
Love that you've not filtered the true stuff about hpv, amazing❤️
We need more content like this on this platform . Well done Zoe❤️
Zoe, you are so tough! This content is more than just a mere video, it is a great reminder to the women around the world who are unaware of smear test. We are so proud of you!
Wow, you are so brave and such a gem for doing this for awareness. 🥰👏✌
Thank you so so much for sharing this lovely! I’m coming up to having mine, so found this so interesting as I barely knew anything. And it was really reassuring! So thank you so muc xxxx
Thank you Zoey so much for creating this video. As a women I've been absolutely terrified to get a smear done because I'm very uneducated about the subject. It also helps that you are opening up a conversation way for all the women to help, educate, and support other women and the younger women who are still trying to get comfortable with there bodies. Thank you so much, I love you so much.
Zoe, I follow you for about 8-10 years now, I think pretty much since you started your channel, and in all that time I think I only left a comment about 2 or 3 times tops - I’m not a very interactive person myself. But today there’s was NO WAY I could ever leave this video without telling you how important that video was, it was an amazing idea to do it, and THANK YOU so much for doing this. I am a nurse and one of my favorite parts in university was when I was working with educating young women and teenagers about HPV and cervical cancer, as well as breast cancer. I did an educational program for almost two years, going to schools and talking to girls and boys starting at 14 about sexual education, how to prevent cancer and other STDs, and it is amazing how many questions and doubts one can have, and I think the sooner you start learning about how your body works, how you can prevent diseases, how all those things are completely NORMAL, the better. You can save so many lives (yes! Saving lives! Cervical cancer kills a lot of women every year) by just educating people, and I love it that you are more than aware of how much of a influence you have, and you use it for such a good cause. Thank you, Zoe! You are an amazing human being!
Oh and I do hope your results came back all normal and you are completely healthy! Congratulations for your amazing work!
Girl you are brave. Thanks for posting this
You're incredible Zoe, such an important message to share💜it took so much courage to film this as well, so you should be immensely proud of yourself!!☺️
Zoe.... this is amazing. Thanks for doing this. I think it’s very important. I have a tilted cervix and it can take a long time to find it, then to get to it and then finally.... get a sample of. This is uncomfortable, yet I still go every 3 years. I just wanted to put that out there for anyone else that struggles with this. It’s always going to be somewhat embarrassing and uncomfortable but you are not alone. Thanks again for doing this Zoe... you are a great role model ❤️
I had no idea there were different sizes!
When I went in for my first one (and-only one) I was told there was only one size and it was a large
It was really painful and had to ask her to stop, so glad this video gives so much more information, Thankyou ❤️
Really admire Zoe for doing this. I’m not over 18 yet but it’s still important to understand about smear tests. Thank you Zoe xx
Got my first letter a few weeks ago and i threw it out of sight, but this video has made me think twice. thank you zoe!
I applaud you for this zoe , you have empowered me and many other women . I am a few years away from having mine but this has reassured me so much for the future . Thank you x
Well done Zoe you have done a very good thing here 👍 I wish there was reassurance like this when I started having smears as a woman in my 40’s I’m well accustomed to them now and might I add Iv never missed one appointment 👍you have done an amazing thing for thousands of young ladies out there 👍👍👍xxx
I'm way too excited for vlogmas! May of just rewatched 2017&2018.... 💛
How amazing and informative. I wish this was around when I was in school. My first test was so nerve wracking and it didn’t have to be!
So happy you are sharing things like this ❤️
The way the nurse described how a smear test should be and how they make you feel as comfortable as possible is exactly how my first one went and it was fine! My second one on the other hand was the total opposite! The very rude lady left the door open through the whole thing (which was right in front of the waiting room) didn’t even bother pulling the curtain across and just stood there right in front of me and watched while I took my pants off and got onto the bed and didn’t give me anything to cover my legs it was so strange! Looking back I should have complained but I felt so awkward and confused by it all 🙈
Thank you so much for doing this! This helps me a lot. I didn't really knew much about it beforehand tbh
Great topic to speak about it can really make a change ❤️
Well done to you!! Must have taken a lot of courage 💓💓
I think this was an amazing idea! People are so nervous and scared and you doing this video just shows it’s nothing to worry bout x
What a fantastic video for young girls to be able to watch before going for a smear test.
Please all go for smears, they are so important.