This is a real situation. Image not to be used in a defamatory context. Smear test equipment. From top to bottom are lubricating jelly, a clear plasti

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This is a real situation. Image not to be used in a defamatory context. Smear test equipment. From top to bottom are lubricating jelly, a clear plastic speculum and two different types of sampling spatulas. The lubricant is applied to the speculum before it is inserted into the vagina and opened out. This allows a sample of cells to be taken from the patient's cervix (neck of the womb) using the cytobrush. The sample is then sent to a laboratory for examination. Abnormal cells may indicate cervical disease or cancer. Cervical cancer is almost 100 per cent curable when detected early.

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