Your first cervical smear is always the scariest. When that dreaded letter drops through your letterbox, just before your twenty-fifth birthday, you're not exactly going to be jumping for joy. I know I wasn't. That's why I put my smear off for over a year; working myself up into an anxious mess every time I even thought about booking the appointment. But let me tell you now, your smear? It's nothing! Lie down, spread your legs and take a few deep breaths. It's over before you know it, I promise. It's what comes next for some women that's scary.
