INTRODUCTION Women presenting with unhealthy cervix needs to be evaluated with Papanicolaou (Pap) smear for epithelial abnormalities. AIM To detect epithelial cell abnormalities in unhealthy cervix using the 2001Bethesda system of reporting for cervical cytology and to confirm histopathologicaly the findings of Pap smear. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, 125 women with clinical diagnosi...

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background: factor viii administration to hemophilia a patients results in an immune response (inhibitor formation) which significantly complicates the therapy. the present study was performed to determine the prevalence of inhibitor development in hemophilia a patients receiving recombinant factor viii therapy. materials and methods: this was an observational descriptive study. clotting factor...

The degree to which clinical perceptions of Papanicolaou smear sensitivity contribute to patient mismanagement is uncertain. A voluntary, anonymous questionnaire was mailed to 350 obstetricians/gynecologists (OGYNs) and 350 other primary care providers (PCPs) located in Pennsylvania or Ohio. The clinicians estimated the probability of no disease, dysplasia, and invasive carcinoma for 1 of 7 Bet...

Specimen Adequacy TBS 1991 reported the adequacy of cervical cytology preparations in three categories: “satisfactory,”“unsatisfactory,”and “satisfactory but limited by,” or SBLB. SBLB included factors such as the lack of transformation zone components and the presence of partially obscuring factors (i.e., blood or inflammation). This category was confusing to some clinicians and prompted unnec...