Effect of vaginal speculum lubrication on cervical cytology and discomfort during smear examination
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The effect of vaginal speculum lubrication on the rate of unsatisfactory cervical cytology diagnosis.
OBJECTIVE Nonlubricated plastic specula can adhere to the vaginal introitus and cause discomfort with pelvic examination. We wanted to see if application of water-soluble gel lubricant to the plastic vaginal speculum would change the unsatisfactory cervical cytology diagnosis rate. METHODS Five public health family planning clinic sites were randomized to either water-soluble gel or water onl...
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the efficacy of lubricating gel compared with using water for pain during vaginal speculum insertion. METHODS This study was a randomized trial of nonpregnant women aged 18-50 years who required a vaginal speculum examination between February and July 2011. Patients blinded to study assignment underwent vaginal speculum examination using a standardized technique with a m...
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Background: Cervical cancer is a pervasive yet preventable killer. Although routine screening exams are available to aid in the early detection of cervical cancer, women often avoid getting their routine annual screening exams. One explanation of this could be due to the discomfort of speculum exams. One way to minimize the discomfort of the speculum exam is to use gel-lubricant. However, there...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2218-6220
DOI: 10.5317/wjog.v3.i3.134