Diagnostic value of colposcopy and histopathology in patients with abnormal Pap smear and suspicious clinical findings referring to Sanandaj Besat Hospital in 2012-2014 [PDF]
Introduction: Cervical cancer is one of the main causes of women's mortality in many of developing world countries and had a significant increase in recent years.
Farnaz Zandvakili +5 more
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Introduction: Back in India, cervical cancer is the second most frequent cancer in women (aged 15–45 years) following breast cancer, accounting for nearly 14% of all female cancer cases.
Dipali Prasad +5 more
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Fertility and early pregnancy outcomes after treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of cervical excision for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia on fertility and early pregnancy outcomes. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.
Arbyn, M. +6 more
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Comparison of Vaginal versus Oral Estradiol Administration in Improving the Visualization of Transformation Zone (TZ) during Colposcopy [PDF]
Introduction: Colposcopy is an important diagnostic tool in the evaluation of patients with abnormal pap smears. However, in 10-20% transformation zone (TZ)/squamo-columnar junction is not completely visualized and these patients are deemed to have ...
Seema Beniwal +5 more
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Introduction: The incidence of cervical cancer is very high in developing countries. The extensive use of cervical screening with PAP smear and colposcopy has considerably increased the detection of premalignant and malignant cervical lesions.
Arati Shrestha +6 more
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Excisional treatment in women with cervical adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS): a prospective randomised controlled noninferiority trial to compare AIS persistence/recurrence after loop electrosurgical excision procedure with cold knife cone biopsy: protocol for a pilot study [PDF]
Introduction: Adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) of the uterine cervix is the precursor to invasive endocervical adenocarcinoma. An excisional biopsy such as a cold knife cone biopsy (CKC) should be performed to exclude invasive adenocarcinoma.
Anderson, Lyndal +15 more
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The effect of supportive counseling on stress reduction in women undergoing colposcopy: a quasi-experimental study [PDF]
Objective(s): In the case of abnormal Pap smear, colposcopy is recommended. Women referred for colposcopy experience high levels of stress. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of supportive counseling on stress reduction in women undergoing ...
Fatemeh Hemmati +4 more
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Expenditure and resource utilisation for cervical screening in Australia [PDF]
BACKGROUND The National Cervical Screening Program in Australia currently recommends that women aged 18-69 years are screened with conventional cytology every 2 years. Publicly funded HPV vaccination was introduced in 2007, and partly as a consequence, a
Canfell, Karen +12 more
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Performance of p16INK4a ELISA as a primary cervical cancer screening test among a large cohort of HIV-infected women in western Kenya: a 2-year cross-sectional study. [PDF]
ObjectiveA biomarker with increased specificity for cervical dysplasia compared with human papillomavirus (HPV) testing would be an attractive option for cervical cancer screening among HIV-infected women in resource-limited settings. p16(INK4a) has been
Huchko, Megan J +5 more
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Local control of human papillomavirus infection after anal condylomata acuminata eradication
OBJECTIVE: To verify whether the eradication of anal condylomata acuminata was effective for local control of HPV infection using anal colposcopy and anal brush cytology.
Thiago da Silveira Manzione +4 more
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