Human Papillomavirus

Data on human papillomavirus described by F. Yarandi et al

Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 11th, 2009

"A Pap test result of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) presents a clinical challenge. Only 5-10% of women with ASCUS harbour serious cervical disease," researchers in Iran report.

"We screened 3619 women, who attended to Mirza Koochak Khan Hospital at Tehran University of Medical Sciences with Pap smears, of whom 100 returned with ASCUS. After six months, each subject underwent a standard cytology (conventional Pap smear), human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing (identifying high-risk HPV types with polymerase chain reaction) and colposcopy with multiple cervical biopsies. Mean age was 44.09 +/- 8.6 years. The estimated prevalence of cervical...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-06-11)

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