{"id":406,"date":"2022-08-31T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T10:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mariestopes.or.ug\/?p=406"},"modified":"2024-02-06T16:42:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:42:47","slug":"should-i-be-worried-about-cervical-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/lg\/help-and-advice\/should-i-be-worried-about-cervical-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Nsaana okweraliikirira kookolo w\u2019omumwa gwa nnabaana?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/d01d38903ed0e321d86ae140a751d2bd7bdb1829-1024x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/06\/d01d38903ed0e321d86ae140a751d2bd7bdb1829-1024x450.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/06\/d01d38903ed0e321d86ae140a751d2bd7bdb1829-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/06\/d01d38903ed0e321d86ae140a751d2bd7bdb1829-768x338.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/06\/d01d38903ed0e321d86ae140a751d2bd7bdb1829.jpg 1410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Did you know that most women get an HPV infection shortly after they start having sex? This infection is the cause of almost all cases of cervical cancer.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at the cervical cancer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/lg\/services\/cervical-cancer-screening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">screening methods\u00a0<\/a>available to you.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-full-width-image-with-video container\"><div class=\"video-wrapper\"><div style=\"width:100%\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"360\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YjWSZHXLIOY\" title=\"Should I worry about cervical cancer?\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s always better to catch it in the early stages, so remember to get screened regularly. 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