Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: May | Volume: 7 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 386-390
Evaluation of Papanicolaou Smear in Antenatal Patients in Garhwal Region
Alvina Rehman1, Chitra Joshi2
1PG resident, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences, Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
2Professor & Head, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Government Doon Medical College & Hospital, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Corresponding Author: Alvina Rehman
ABSTRACT
Cervical cancer is the second most prevalent cancer worldwide. The incidence of late stage cervical cancer is high in women of hilly areas because of low socio-economic status, low literacy rate, poor accessibility of health services due to hilly terrain and inadequate conveyance in Garhwal region. It is very important to do screening in young women because many studies report that the mean age of patients with histologically proven carcinoma has been falling.
Women during pregnancy are more health conscious and most receptive for health education, so we took this opportunity to counsel women and screen pregnant patients for cervical pathologies. It was observed that 47.3 % women had Normal Pap smears, 48 % women had Inflammatory Pap Smears and significant pathology was found in 4.6% cases. (5 cases were mild dysplastic (CIN I) and 2 were ASCUS).
Keywords: Pap smear, cervical cancer, HPV
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