Official Title: Prevalence of Abnormal Pap Smear in Sohag University Hospital Outpatient Clinic
Status: RECRUITING
Status Verified Date: 2024-10
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Brief Summary: This study aims to evaluate prevalence of abnormal Pap smear among sexually active women of reproductive age attending sohag university hospital outpatient clinic
Detailed Description: This study aims to evaluate prevalence of abnormal Pap smear among sexually active women of reproductive age attending Sohag university hospital outpatient clinic Participating women will be subjected to accurate history taking regarding age parity Body mass index contraceptive use menstrual history and duration of marital life frequency of previous marriages if any and the status of cervix by per-vaginal examination of the patients
The patient put in dorsal lithotomy position and place the feet in stirrups or on foot rests then the physician will insert a cusco speculum into the vagina to hold vaginal wall open The specimens will be collected as follows firstly the speculum will be inserted without lubricant Any mucous discharge or blood will be removed with dry cotton A wooden spatula will be used for sampling ectocervix which will be rotated 360 degrees For sampling endocervix A brush or a swab will be rotated only 90 degrees as the circumferential bristles will be in contact with the entire surface the moment the brush is inserted
The samples will be applied to the slides which will be encoded and immediately fixed in 95 ethanol and the samples will be transferred to pathology department to be stained by the standard Papanicolaou stain The Bethesda System will be used for cytological interpretation