IT'S about 30 seconds of discomfort and awkwardness in the safe hands of a medical professional which could save your life.
But smear tests are at a 20-year low, with more and more women being diagnosed with cervical cancer.
Three in four women admit they have missed or delayed their smear.
Some are too embarrassed at the thought of being exposed down there, others worry it will be too painful and many claim they don't have time to fit it in their busy schedules.
Now, businesses across Scotland are uniting to encourage their customers to get checked.
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And they're offering cut-price beauty treatments and even free childcare to get women to embrace their smear tests.
Chic Boutique, based in Barrhead, and Dumbarton's Dollface Beautique have teamed up with some enticing offers to encourage their clients to book their tests.
Combining forces on Facebook, the beauty chiefs said: "Book your smear tests.
"If you show us proof of your booking, we will offer half price bikini waxing to get you prepared.
"If waxing doesn’t appeal to you we will take 20 per cent off shellac hands and feet.
"We 100 per cent support this cause couldn’t think of a better way to encourage you girls.
"We know it is not the most appealing appointment, and certainly not up there with getting your nails done but it is much more important and not half as bad as you might think. It might just save your life."
Meanwhile, in Dumfries, First Steps Nursery is offering free one-hour childcare slots so mums can nip away for their smear.
Announcing the incentive on social media, they said: "Just a reminder that First Steps offer 1 FREE hours childcare for you to go and get your smear test.
"You don’t have to be a parent from First Steps this offer is open to everyone.
"Subject to availability but we will do what we can to help.
"Don’t fear, have your smear. It can save your life."
All women aged 25 to 64 in Scotland are eligible for cervical screenings.
Up to the age of 49, women are invited every three years and from the ages of 50 to 64 this reduces to every five years.
The test can pick up changes to the cells in the cervix which if left untreated could develop into cervical cancer.
But too many women are still snubbing their smear test - even though it could save your life.
One woman had to have her womb removed after not having a screening for 18 years.
And one nurse posted a heartbreaking hospital selfie blaming herself for developing cervical cancer after putting off reminders to get herself checked.
A host of celebrities are now filming their smear tests in a bid to beat the stigma and raise awareness of cervical cancer.
It comes as Jade Goody's cervical cancer was missed four times before she was finally diagnosed with the disease.
Meanwhile, these four women all claim the reality star saved their lives by making them have smear tests after reading her tragic story.
And these are the five early signs you could have the "silent killer" cervical cancer.
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