Woman’s Hour Podcast

Dr Aimee Grant joins Kylie Pentelow to discuss the new study investigating why Autistic women are less likely to attend cervical screening. Many report pain, anxiety, sensory sensitivities and feeling dismissed during smear tests. Willow Holloway, who is autistic, joins to describe her experience.

Dr Aimee Grant, explains the barriers autistic women face, and why alternatives, like at-home HPV testing, could help improve access to life-saving screening.

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Woman's Hour - Autism & cervical screening, FIFA, The Kiss, The play Cleansed, Chess - BBC Sounds