The Canadian

The Canadian Society has recommended that transgender women should talk to their doctor about getting screened for cervical cancer.Canada’s largest cancer charity, which is run by philanthropist Andrea Seale, said there is a ‘very small risk’ that transgender women can ‘develop cancer in the tissue used to create your vagina and cervix.’ The recommendation only extends to those who have had bottom surgery — a vaginoplasty — as those with male genitalia do not have a cervix, and therefore don’t run the risk of cervical cancers.

A ‘neo-cervix,’ which can be made from penile skin, can contract , which can lead to cancer and is leading cause of cervical cancer.’If you’re a and have not had bottom surgery, you aren’t at risk for cervical cancer,’ the  wrote in an article. ‘If, however, you’re a trans woman who has had bottom surgery to create a vagina (vaginoplasty) and possibly a cervix, there’s a very small risk that you can develop cancer in the tissues of your neo-vagina or neo-cervix.’ The advice flies in the face of other cancer charities and healthcare providers.

Britain’s National Health Service has told transgender women not to come for screenings as ‘you do not have a cervix.’  The Canadian Cancer Society, which is run by philanthropist Andrea Seale (pictured), suggested there is a ‘very small risk’ that transgender women can ‘develop cancer in the tissue used to create your vagina and cervix’ and suggested they are screened for cervical cancer The recommendation only extends to those who have had bottom surgery — a vaginoplasty — as those with male genitalia do not have a cervix, and therefore don’t run the risk of cervical cancers The article admits the risk is low, but since cancer can develop anywhere, they recommend getting screened.

Penile skin, which can be used to create a cervix in transgender women, is also susceptible to HPV, which is the leading cause of cervical cancer globally The Canadian society says neo-cervixes are at risk of developing cancer as both penile skin and skin found in the female reproductive system can , which can lead to cancer.

HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that can be contracted through vaginal, anal porn resident, or oral sex. As penile skin can contract HPV, this leads to transgender women having a chance of developing cancer in their neo-cervix, according to . Both cis-gendered and transgender women can detect cervical cancer through pap smears.However, not all healthcare systems and cancer organiza also reiterated this by saying ‘trans women do no have a cervix, so don’t need to consider taking part in cervical screenings.’  ‘You might hear the term ‘neo-cervix’ used to describe the tissue at the deepest part of the neo-vagina in trans women who have had vaginoplasty, a type of genital reconstructive surgery.

This area is made of a different type of cells to the cervix in a cisgender woman,’ it’s website read. <div class="art-ins mol-factbox floatRHS news" data-version="2" id="mol-03731b00-c401-11ed-a942-1773c46ba8a9" website charity suggests trans women get screened for CERVICAL cancer