As you know, September is Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month. To coincide with this, GynaeHealth UK have launched a campaign called Target 100,000, with the admirable aim of getting more women involved with cervical screening. The campaign introduces a new, at-home HPV screening kit called GynaeCheck, offering us girls the option to test themselves from the comfort of their own bathroom. As high-risk strains of the HPV virus cause over 99% of cervical cancers, it’s well worth keeping up-to-date with your checks – the earlier anything ugly is caught, the better. There’s lots more information about HPV here if you’re interested.
Read more: GynaeCheck yourself! Brand new at-home HPV test hits the UK