The smear taking practices of departments of genitourinary medicine were investigated by telephone inquiry. Departments seem to be broadly and equally divided into those where the smear is taken before the cervix is wiped or endocervical specimens are taken for microbiology, and those where the smear is taken afterwards. In the unit at Guy's Hospital we compared cervical smears taken in both of...

An effective cervical smear test does not equate to an effective screening programme. A major challenge in Europe has been to formulate efficient, cost-effective, and balanced programmes, and to implement them. Improving participation and follow-up, and reducing the false-positive and false-negative rates are also important factors. This article discusses the process of implementing and maintai...

OBJECTIVE To determine changes in the cervical screening service since the introduction of the new general practitioner contract on 1 April 1990. DESIGN Analysis of computerised records of cervical screening both before and after introduction of the new contract. SETTING General practices in Perth and Kinross Unit, Tayside. PATIENTS A total of 30,071 women aged 21-60 on 26 general practit...

The objective of this study was to evaluate alterations in Pap smear, hybrid capture II (HCII), and visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) in 684 women treated at a primary health care unit. The performance and agreement of the exams were evaluated. The study also described social, demographic, and reproductive factors and their association with uterine cervical lesions. Women had specimens t...

based on the accumulated data, ftir spectroscopy seems to be a highly sensitive tool in cervical cancer diagnosis. we, therefore, employed this technique in a screening type of research here in tehran. the purpose of this study was to look for the spectral pattern differences between normal and malignant cervix samples in iranian women. through formal and informal announcements, all gynecology ...

BACKGROUND A Pap test result of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) presents a clinical challenge. Only 5-10% of women with ASCUS harbour serious cervical disease. METHODS We screened 3619 women, who attended to Mirza Koochak Khan Hospital at Tehran University of Medical Sciences with Pap smears, of whom 100 returned with ASCUS. After six months, each subject underwen...

OBJECTIVES Our study aimed to assess adult women's knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer, and characterize their attitudes towards potential screening and prevention strategies. METHODS Women were participants of an HIV-discordant couples cohort in Nairobi, Kenya. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information on sociodemographic status, and sex...

BACKGROUND ASC-US cases are managed according to the current American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) guideline in which a human papillomavirus (HPV) test and repeat Pap smear are performed in the next 1 year. Colposcopy in cases of positive high risk HPV and persistent ASC-US or more in subsequent Pap smear is recommended. The HPV test is more expensive and still not curr...

OBJECTIVES To identify the correlates between risk perceptions and cervical cancer screening among urban Malaysian women. METHOD A cross-sectional household survey was conducted among 231 women in Petaling Jaya city in 2007. The association of risk perceptions of cervical cancer and screening practice was analyzed using Poisson regression. RESULTS 56% of the respondents ever had a Pap smear...

Introduction: Cervical cancer, the leading malignancy among Indian women is preventable and curable if detected at an early stage using proper screening tools. We conducted a study to assess the role of visual inspection with acetic acid as an alternative to pap smear and in screening program for cervical cancer in low resource settings. Methods: Two hundred and twenty five women in reproductiv...