Muireann O’Connell has bravely gone public with the news that she has been diagnosed with HPV. The virus comes in many forms, with many considered high risk and increase the risk of cancer.
The presenter shared her diagnosis on Instagram with an impassioned plea that women continue to get checked and admitted she ‘had a little freak out’ when she first discovered the news.
Thankfully, after the CervicalCheck team discovered HPV, they also tested more cells and no abnormal cell changes were detected.
A post shared by Muireann O’Connell (@muireann.o) She wrote on Instagram: ‘Who has HPV? I do! I know the story this morning about Cervical Check letting 180 samples go out of date before they were sent on for cytology is infuriating.
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