The NHS offers a range of screening tests to different sections of the population including cervical, breast, bowel and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening.
Screening for trans people at a glance
Trans women and non-binary people assigned male at birth who are registered with a GP as female:
- are invited for breast screening
- are invited for bowel cancer screening
- do not need cervical screening as they do not have a cervix, but may still get invited
- are not routinely invited for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening but can request screening
Trans women and non-binary people assigned male at birth who are registered with a GP as male:
- are not routinely invited for breast screening but can request screening
- are invited for bowel cancer screening
- do not need cervical screening as they do not have a cervix
- are invited for AAA screening
Trans men and non-binary people assigned female at birth who are registered with a GP as female:
- are invited for breast screening
- are invited for bowel cancer screening
- are invited for cervical screening
- are not invited for AAA screening
Trans men and non-binary people assigned female at birth who are registered with a GP as male:
- are not routinely invited for breast screening but can request screening if they still have breast tissue that needs screening
- are invited for bowel cancer screening
- can ‘opt in’ to receive routine cervical screening invitations by contacting their cervical screening provider, for example their GP or practice nurse, sexual health clinic or transgender health clinic
- are invited for AAA screening but do not have a high risk of AAA
Trans men who are pregnant should be offered the same antenatal and newborn screening tests as all other pregnant individuals.
The following website provides further information about screening eligibility & the practice healthcare team can answer any questions that you may have about this provision:
