No, it is not a good way of identifiying problems, I just said, once a year is too infrequent to be a useful screen
If you find something you are concerned about, you go and see your GP who may examine you, or refer you to a specialist. But as I just said, you're looking for changes and you are going to be the best person to know if something has changed.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 14 Apr 2011, 16:50, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

It's not bad
It's a way to make sure women get a check at least once per year. We have to do it every month, yes, but most don't do it. And it's a good way to get reassurance that you're doing it right and that things are still ok.

Again, they pick most of them. Very few women find them themselves.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 14 Apr 2011, 16:55, Reply)

You do realise that a woman in this country
is perfectly capable of going to see a GUI clinic for a general check up once a year if she wants, she just has to arrange an appointment herself, hardly a massive inconvenience.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 14 Apr 2011, 16:59, Reply)

No, I wasn't aware of that
And I think that's very good, specially if you don't need your GP first to tell you that you can go. In that case, I retract myself about the breast cancer check. I still think the other things are wrong, but well... And they could give us some info about that GUI thing too, when we have the smear test at least.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 14 Apr 2011, 17:02, Reply)