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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Correlates of psychological distress immediately following colposcopy [PDF]
Objective: Women are at risk for prolonged psychological distress following attendance at colposcopy for cervical abnormalities, with potentially negative consequences. Little is presently known about the correlates of post-colposcopy distress.
Abercrombie +37 more
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Fertility and early pregnancy outcomes after conservative treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (CIN) typically occurs in young women of reproductive age. Although several studies have reported the impact that cervical conservative treatment may have on obstetric outcomes, there is much less evidence
Acharya +89 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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Reporting and Assessing the Quality of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies for Cervical Cancer Screening and Management. [PDF]
ObjectiveWe adapted the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 (QUADAS-2) tool for studies of cervical cancer screening and management and used the adapted tool to evaluate the quality of studies included in a systematic review supporting ...
Clarke, Megan A +8 more
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Preterm birth after loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). how cone features and microbiota could influence the pregnancy outcome [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: In the last years, the mean age of women who underwent cervical treatment for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN 2-3) is similar to the age of women having their first pregnancy.
Caserta, D. +12 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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Accuracy of urinary human papillomavirus testing for presence of cervical HPV: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 3.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative ...
Dodds, J, Khan, K, Pathak, N, Zamora, J
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Objectives: The present study aimed at assessing the prevalence of cervical cancer and premalignant lesions of the cervix in patient referred to colposcopy unit in Zanjan, and to determine what extent colposcopy is conducted based on the scientific ...
Behnaz Molaei +4 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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