Hi Trish, sorry for a late reply. Well, I would prefer doing a cervical cancer screening test and if possible hypertension screening test. The reason behind are-
Cervical test:
I am a female and it is a leading cause of death in our country. All women after the age 21 are asked to do a Pap’s smear test. Because the test is highly specific compared to other cervical screening test such as VIA. So the chance of false positive result is less therefore less mental trauma. On top of that, the test is not painful.
Hypertension:
I have particular in this test because I have a positive family history, bad dietary habit and most of the risk factors. I am not sure what will be the consequence of the screening and how will be the treatment procedure. However, if I get diagnosed or prone to develop hypertension, then I think it will have some positive and negative effects. Like, change in dietary habits, doing regular exercise. On the other hand, constant feelings of nervousness, anxiety for developing other diseases related to HTN like- IHD, pre-eclampsia etc.
The test which I wouldn’t prefer is mammography for breast cancer screening mainly because it’s very painful and there is a chance of false positive result which again related with psychological stress and anxiety.