‘It was scary’: Lalla Hirayama on importance of pap smears
Lalla Hirayama revealed cervical intraepithelial neoplasia diagnosis and shared her thoughts on the importance of pap smears.
Japanese-South African actress and TV show host Lalla Hirayama expressed the importance of women getting regular pap smears and revealed that she was diagnosed with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN3) via an Instagram post on Monday 2 December.
LALLA HIRAYAMA OPENS UP ABOUT DIAGNOSIS
Actress and TV host Lalla Hirayama revealed that she was doing some research with a doctor when he asked her about her gynecological checkups. She explained that she had not done them in a while and decided to go and ahead and get it done there and then.
“I recently went to see Dr Van Waart in Stellies for something I was researching. Toward the end, he asked when last I had a my general gynecological checkups. It had been a while A couple years to be honest. Not good. 😣 As a gynaecologist he obviously asked if I’d be comfortable to have it done there and then. Of course I said yes- and thank goodness I did,” she wrote.
Lalla went on to say that she she was diagnosed with grade 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN3), also reported by Times Live. She revealed that her biopsy results are good now.
“I was diagnosed with CINIII and it was scary. But I’m on the other side and my biopsy results are good. A few large lesions but the margins where it was cut and burned were good so in six months I’ll need to test to make double sure,” she continued.
“Even though I am a big believer of natural medicine, I am grateful for modern medicine too. There is a place for it. I’m glad doc was so comforting, expressing how important surgery was but also allaying my fears,” she added.
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WHAT IS A PAP SMEAR?
A pap smear, which is also known as a Pap test is a procedure which screens for cervical cancer and other conditions, according to Healthline. If you’re between the ages of 20-29, it is recommended that you get a pap smear every three years.
From the age of 30 to 65: Pap smear once every three years or an human papillomavirus (HPV) test every five years or a Pap test and HPV test together every five years.
