* In 2003 the age of first invitation to cervical screening in England went up from 20 up to 25
* In January 2011 Northern Ireland followed suit
* The first invite in Scotland and Wales is age 20
Europe
* Countries that screen at an older age include Bulgaria (31+), and Estonia, Finland, and Lithuania (30+)
* Countries who also screen from age 25 like England include Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Serbia
* Screenings from age 20 can be found in France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Latvia, and Slovenia
* Denmark screen from age 23
* The countries who screen at the youngest age are Luxembourg (16+), and Turkey and Austria (18+)
Elsewhere
* In America girls are able to have a smear test from the moment they are sexually active - from the sexual debut, as they say
* And in Australia their government Screening Programme starts from age 18
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