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PLoS One
October 2024
Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Epidemiology, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia.
Introduction: Women who receive a result of an abnormal Papanicolaou (Pap) smear can fail to participate in follow up procedures, and this is often due to anxiety. This study aimed to apply artificial neural networks (ANN) in prediction of anxiety in women with an abnormal Pap smear test, prior to and following diagnostic procedures.
Methods: One hundred-seventy two women who received an abnormal Pap screening result took part in this study, completing a questionnaire about socio-demographic characteristics and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), right before and two to four weeks after diagnostics (i.
J Am Soc Cytopathol
November 2024
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Introduction: Cervical cytology remains a critical screening tool for cervical cancer. While various factors can influence cytology quality, the effect of lubricant type used during specimen collection has been previously studied with inconclusive results. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of surgical lubricant on cervical cytology results and elucidate risk factors associated with unsatisfactory results.
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October 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Josef-Schneider-Strasse 4, 97080, Würzburg, Germany.
J Low Genit Tract Dis
October 2023
Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia.
Objective: Women often experience psychological distress upon receipt of an abnormal Pap test result. This study aimed to evaluate psychological distress and its correlates among women who received an abnormal Pap screening test result.
Material And Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in a cohort of 172 consecutive women who had attended screening for cervical cancer and who received abnormal Pap smear results and underwent additional diagnostic procedures (colposcopy/biopsy/endocervical curettage).
Contraception
August 2023
The Clinical Training Center for Sexual + Reproductive Health, Collaborative to Advance Health Services, School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, United States.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify a fruit that would resemble the 'feel' of a uterine cervix when compared to plastic pelvic models.
Study Design: A group of experienced clinicians tested six different fruits and evaluated their suitability as a cervical simulation for tenaculum placement.
Results: An unripe (green) banana was rated the highest in seven out of eight characteristics and was the only fruit to achieve a consensus for overall simulation above 70%.
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