Surprised to hear that, since the NHS no longer routinely check cervical samples for cell changes, they first test for HPV.This was probably due to the myth that lesbians who have never had penetrative sex with a man, can't catch HPV, which is responsible for the vast majority of cervical cancers.
This is terrible advice as it's not true, and not all cervical cancers are caused by HPV anyway.
If HPV negative, they don’t check the cells. If some cases of cervical cancer aren’t related to HPV, surely that means some women are being missed even if they have smear tests?