Cervical Screening Programme

Symptoms

Early stage of cancer may produce no symptoms at all.

The common symptom is irregular vaginal bleeding, which could occur:

Between periods

Between periods

During or after sex

During or after sex

After menopause

After menopause

Other symptoms include:

Foul-smelling vaginal discharge

Foul-smelling vaginal discharge

Pelvic pain, backache (if involvement of nerve or bone is affected)

Pelvic pain, backache (if involvement of nerve or bone is affected)

Blood in urine or pain on passing urine (if urinary system is affected)

Blood in urine or pain on passing urine (if urinary system is affected)

Leg swelling (if lymphatic system is affected)

Leg swelling (if lymphatic system is affected)

General tiredness and weight loss

General tiredness and weight loss

Please note that the presence of any of above symptoms does not necessarily mean you have cervical cancer. They could be the presenting features of some common and benign conditions.
You should consult a doctor as soon as possible if you develop any symptoms, even if your latest cervical screening result is normal.