Cervical cancer screening recommendations

Cervical screening is a proven asset in the prevention of cervical cancer with women from 21 years old or within 3 years of initiating sexual intercourse recommended for screening. The normal screening time is every 2 years, but yearly review is required for people with the risk factors of congenital exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES), HIV, immunocompromise, or long-term steroid therapy. Pap smear tests can be excused in women who are older than 70, and who have not had an abnormal test in 10 years or have had greater than 3 normal results in a row. Cervical screening is not necessary in women who have had the cervix removed, i.e. total hysterectomy, unless the surgery was due to cervical cancer.

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• HIV
• Cervical cancer

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About: Cervical cancer screening recommendations

Date: 14 June 2005

Source: HealthDay News

Author: Nancyann Rella

URL: http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2005/05/27/hscout525864.html

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Risk and cervical cancer screening
• Risk and pap smear test
• Risk and sexual intercourse
• Risk and exposure to DES at birth
• Risk and HIV
• Risk and immunocompromise
• Risk and long-term steroid therapy
• Risk and cervical cancer screening recommendations
• Risk and total hysterectomy
• Diagnosis and cervical cancer screening
• Diagnosis and pap smear test
• Death and cervical cancer

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