Check when you next need cervical screening and how often

To find out when your next cervical screening is due check the cervical screening register or contact us.

Freephone: 1800 45 45 55

You need your PPS number and date of birth.

Who cervical screening is for

How to book a cervical screening appointment

Cervical screening frequency

How often you need cervical screening depends on your age, your results and your health.

If you are age:

• 25 to 29, your cervical screening is every 3 years - because you are more likely to have HPV
• 30 to 65, your cervical screening is every 5 years

You may need to go for cervical screening more often, such as every year if you:

• have HPV that does not go away (persistent HPV)
• had a colposcopy
• had treatment for abnormal cells

You need cervical screening:

• soon after kidney failure and every year if you are on dialysis for kidney failure
• in the year before and every year after certain organ transplants - kidney, liver, lung, heart, pancreas or small bowel transplant
• within a year of a HIV diagnosis and every year after