BACKGROUND Colposcopy, the key step in the management of women with abnormal Pap smear results, is a visual technique prone to observer variation, which implies the need for prolonged apprenticeship, continuous training, and quality assurance (QA) measures. Colposcopy QA programmes vary in level of responsibility of organizing subjects, geographic coverage, scope, model, and type of actions. Th...

The main objective of work was to determine a diagnostic value of cytology and colposcopy as a method of screening and differential diagnosis, as well as to determine the relative value of some colposcopic features of squamous and glandular cervical intraepithelial lesions. Cytological diagnosis and colposcopy findings is compared with histological ones for 187 patients with intraepithelial les...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outcome of "cold coagulation" as a treatment modality for major grade cervical pathology, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN 2 and 3) in a department of genitourinary medicine. DESIGN Prospective programme trial with 18 month follow-up of patients undergoing "cold coagulation" of the cervical transformation zone following colposcopic assessment and biopsy. SET...

Background: Cervical cancer in India accounts for 1/4 th cancer burden of world. Morbidity and mortality due to cervical cancer declined dramatically in developed countries after introduction of cytology based screening programs and quality treatment. ObjectiveTo find out proportion of and pattern of cellular atypia and dysplasia, to evaluate ASCUS/ LSIL cases with colposcopy, HPV testing and h...

Genotyping of human papillomavirus (HPV) by molecular methods may enhance assessment information for screening and following of cervical infection. In this study, cervical samples were obtained from 250 women, along with colposcopic and cytological evaluations. A Nested-PCR-Multiplex assay was used for HPV detection and genotyping for HPV E6/E7 early regions. Infection with HPV was detected in ...

Background Colposcopy is subjective and management of young patients with high-grade disease is challenging, as treatments may impair subsequent pregnancies and adversely affect obstetric outcomes. Conservative management of selected patients is becoming more popular amongst clinicians; however it requires accurate assessment and documentation. Novel adjunctive technologies for colposcopy could...

BACKGROUND Using colposcopy as a model, we examined the impact of introducing a new diagnostic technology into the ambulatory primary care setting. METHODS Records of patients with abnormal findings on Papanicolaou smears were reviewed from three study periods: 1 year before, 1 year after, and 5 years after initiation of on-site colposcopy services. Data analyzed include physician management ...