The most common sign of cervical cancer that a person will notice is bleeding or spotting after sexual intercourse, or pain with intercourse. There are other symptoms once the cancer becomes more advanced, but if you're getting regular pap smears, those wouldn't apply (and they're all things that you should be going into the doctor for anyways like abdominal pain, fatigue, loss of appetite, etc.).
Yes, there are some symptoms but they are not clear - you can't tell it's cervical cancer because it might appear to be other things, or vice-versa - you might think it's something simple when in fact it's cervical cancer. Also, the symptoms don't usually come until the later stages, when the cancer has spread, and it is much harder to fix.
You can have a google for the symptoms but nothing you read will replace the yearly or two-yearly pap tests which you need to have. You should also consider the HPV vaccination.
The symptoms of cervical cancer that you can read about can also be symptoms of other conditions .Some of them are minor and others, though they may need treatment are not as serious as cervical cancer.
The only sensible option is the medical tests - don"t scare yourself by self-diagnosis.
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The most common sign of cervical cancer that a person will notice is bleeding or spotting after sexual intercourse, or pain with intercourse. There are other symptoms once the cancer becomes more advanced, but if you're getting regular pap smears, those wouldn't apply (and they're all things that you should be going into the doctor for anyways like abdominal pain, fatigue, loss of appetite, etc.).
Yes, there are some symptoms but they are not clear - you can't tell it's cervical cancer because it might appear to be other things, or vice-versa - you might think it's something simple when in fact it's cervical cancer. Also, the symptoms don't usually come until the later stages, when the cancer has spread, and it is much harder to fix.
You can have a google for the symptoms but nothing you read will replace the yearly or two-yearly pap tests which you need to have. You should also consider the HPV vaccination.
The symptoms of cervical cancer that you can read about can also be symptoms of other conditions .Some of them are minor and others, though they may need treatment are not as serious as cervical cancer.
The only sensible option is the medical tests - don"t scare yourself by self-diagnosis.