title: Prevalence and management of abnormal pap smear in antenatal care clinic at Thammasat University Hospital.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the prevalence of abnormal Papanicolaou smear in pregnant patients who attend the Antenatal Care Clinic at Thammasat University Hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pregnant patients who attended the antenatal care clinic at Thammasat University Hospital from August 2003 to December 2003 were recruited for Papanicolaou test. Patients who had abnormal results of equally or over "abnormal squamous/glandular cells of undetermined significance" were assigned for colposcopy and colposcopic biopsy to confirm the result.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From 500 Papanicolaou smear performed, there were only four patients who had abnormal Pap tests, which were: 2 ASC-US and 2 LSIL. The prevalence of abnormal Pap smear in pregnant patients who attended the antenatal clinic at Thammasat University Hospital was 0.8 percent.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of abnormal Papanicolaou smear in pregnant patients attending antenatal care clinic at Thammasat University Hospital was quite low in compares with other literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Thanasak
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sueblinvong
authors.forename: Komsun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suwannarurk
authors.forename: Athita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chanthasenanont
authors.forename: Chatchai
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Treetampinich
authors.forename: Densak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pongrojpaw
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011295:Prenatal Care; D015995:Prevalence; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014626:Vaginal Smears