What happens at your breast screen?
What to expect at a BreastScreen NSW appointment
In this video we take you through the screening appointment step by step
Find out more about your breast screen
- Please arrive 5 minutes before your appointment.
- We will ask you to review your details, fill in a questionnaire about your current breast health and sign a consent form.
- Let us know if your last mammogram was not with BreastScreen NSW. We may ask for your consent to access your digital images.
- A female radiographer will take you to a private room where you can remove your clothing from the waist up.
- Please let the radiographer know if you have sensitive breasts, back or shoulder problems.
- The radiographer will take x-rays of each breast. It may be a little uncomfortable, but it is only for a brief time.
- You can stop the breast screen at any time.
- Your appointment will take around 20 minutes.
Find out how and when you will get your results.
Find out what happens after your breast screen, when you screen next and what to do in between.
