Eligibility
Wāhine/women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 69, who have ever had intimate skin-to-skin contact or any sexual activity, no matter their sexual orientation.
Visit the Te Whatu Ora website for current information about NCSP HPV Primary Screening:
https://www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-the-health-sector/ncsp-hpv-screening/...
The information below is provided only as archive reference material.
People should be encouraged to participate in the NCSP if they are a wāhine/woman or person with a cervix, aged 25 to 69, who:
- has ever had intimate skin-to-skin or any sexual activity (even if they haven’t been sexually active for decades)
- has only had non-penetrative sex (i.e., oral sex)
- is straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, or queer
- is transgender, gender diverse, or non-binary and has a cervix
- has only been with one sexual partner
- has had the HPV vaccination or not
- is pregnant or has had a baby
- has been through menopause.
The impact from register on eligibility – Coming Soon
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In 2019 the National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) changed the recommended starting age for cervical screening from 20 to 25 years.
Page last updated: 15 June 2023