Cervical screening test no results but been referred

Hello i am just looking for some advice and just wondering if anyone has been through samiliar.

I had a smear test about 4 weeks ago. I was worrying as my results haven't been sent out to me and with my 1st smear test at 25 I was sent out my results within 2 weeks and everything came back normal. So now I'm 28 and I was waiting on my results. The smear test I had recently did hurt more than I could remember previously and I had bleeding and pain in my back and pelvis after having the test.

Anyways I haven't had any results back but yesterday I was sent a text by the nhs with an appointment booked in for the end of October for a colposcopy. So I am guessing my results have come back abnormal? Or something. I am just wondering if this is normal to have an appointment booked in for a colposcopy before you get your smear test results back? I will be ringing my Dr's in the morning to find out my results and why I have the colposcopy appointment but it does seem a bit confusing at the moment without any results. 

Thank you for reading 

  • Hi Katrina. when I had mine they took around 4 weeks. I have had abnormal cells before when I was 21 ( not sure why I had a test that young) I ended up having to have them every 6 months for 10 years. I am now 42 and they have been clear since. My SIL had to have a colposopy last year when she had abnormal cells and she was fine, they are very common and easily treated. You will be fine they are just being safe and checking any pre cancerous cells.