title: The use of cervicography in a primary screening service.
abstract: The cervicography and concurrent endocervical brush smear results obtained in 1162 women screened at the Marie Stopes Clinic were analysed. Colposcopy and biopsy results were obtained for positive cases. A comparison was made with a group of 1007 women attending the same clinic for routine cytology only. Nearly 10% of women who were screened by cervicography had a technically defective cervicogram, the main single reason being that the view was obscured by blood. Routine cytology was positive in 1%, while cervicography was positive in 13%, where positivity was defined as a result leading to a recommendation for colposcopy. The false positive rate for cervicography was 26%. Even after adjustment, this difference was highly significant (P less than 0.0001).
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szarewski
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cuzick
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singer
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019342:Acetic Acid; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology*; D003127:Colposcopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D010781:Photography; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014626:Vaginal Smears
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D019342:Acetic Acid