Call to lower Cervical Check screening age: '25 is too long to wait to have your first smear' 

Independent senator Eileen Flynn said she wants to 'empower women to get their smear tests and not to ignore them and not to be ashamed'. File picture: Shane O'Neill

The State should consider lowering the age for women to avail of Cervical Check screening, an independent senator has urged.

Currently, smear tests are not recommended for women aged under 25, but Senator Eileen Flynn said women who give birth younger than 25 or are sexually active should be able to access the Cervical Check service, regardless of age.