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The Family Clinic Taumarunui Kokiri
General Practice (GP) Service, Kaupapa Māori
Note: RATs Collection from Taumarunui Community Kokiri Trust - 121 Hakiaha Street, Taumarunui.
Services Provided
Cervical Screening
All women and people with a cervix aged 25 – 69 who have ever had intimate skin-to-skin contact or been sexually active should have regular cervical screening. This includes women who have been immunised against HPV. Together, regular screening and HPV immunisation provide the best protection against cervical cancer.
There are now more options for how you have cervical screening done:
- a simple vaginal swab test for HPV, either done yourself or with help from a healthcare professional
- a cervical sample taken by a healthcare professional (used to be known as a smear test).
Talk with your healthcare provider to decide which option is best for you.
If HPV is found, you may need to have a follow-up test or be referred directly for colposcopy.
If you’ve not yet had HPV testing, you should be screened 3 years after your last test (or 1 year if immune deficient). Once you have had an HPV test, and providing HPV is not found, your next screening will be in 5 years (or 3 years if immune deficient).
For more information: Cervical screening | Time to Screen - National Screening Unit
Contact Details
Taumarunui Hospital
Waikato
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Phone
(07) 895 9283
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Fax
(07) 895 5808
Healthlink EDI
thefamcl
Email
Website
63 Kururau Road
Taumarunui
Manawatū-Whanganui 3920
Street Address
63 Kururau Road
Taumarunui
Manawatū-Whanganui 3920
Postal Address
The Family Clinic
PO Box 286
Taumarunui 3920
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This page was last updated at 8:30AM on December 22, 2023. This information is reviewed and edited by The Family Clinic Taumarunui Kokiri.