BACKGROUND Liquid-based cytology is reported to increase the sensitivity of cervical cytology and the proportion of slides that are satisfactory for assessment, in comparison with conventional cytology. Although some countries have changed to liquid-based cytology for cervical screening, controversy remains. We reviewed the published work to assess the performance of liquid-based cytology relat...

Oral contraceptives and diabetes mellitus: an update There has long been interest in the possible relationship between oral contraceptive (OC) use and diabetes mellitus. In 1991, we reported our findings (in this Journal) on 45 women who had been referred to hospital for diabetes during follow-up in the Oxford-Family Planning Association (Oxford-FPA) contraceptive study. No association was foun...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the utility of the ThinPrep Processor (TP) for nongynecologic cytology. STUDY DESIGN: We reviewed the number of unsatisfactory specimens from the esophagus, common bile duct, hepatic duct, pancreas, gastric, bronchial wang, vertebra, submandibular area and neck over a one-year period, before and after TP implementation. For a one-year period after TP implementation, the cyt...

Background: Cervical cancer presents as major cause of morbidity and mortality especially in developing countries like India. Various screening programs are implemented for its early detection and treatment, which makes it imperative to have a reliable screening investigation for wider application. Objective : TO evaluate the role of Liquid base cytology and Colposcopy and compare their efficac...

OBJECTIVE To compare two oncotic cervical cytology techniques, the conventional and the liquid-based cytology, in low risk patients for uterine cervical cancer. METHODS Comparative prospective study with 100 patients who came to their annual gynecological exam, and were submitted simultaneously to both techniques. We used the McNemar test, with a significance level of p < 0.05 to compare the ...

I this issue, Arbyn et al (see p. 167) update the evidence about the accuracy of liquid-based cytology compared with conventional cytology, and the results are not encouraging.1 In summary, best evidence suggests that liquid-based cytology does not lead to more disease detection and appears to increase false-positive testing, sobering news given that over 80% of U.S. obstetrician–gynecologists ...

I this issue, Arbyn et al (see p. 167) update the evidence about the accuracy of liquid-based cytology compared with conventional cytology, and the results are not encouraging.1 In summary, best evidence suggests that liquid-based cytology does not lead to more disease detection and appears to increase false-positive testing, sobering news given that over 80% of U.S. obstetrician–gynecologists ...