Outcomes of a Decade of Routine Cervical Screening in a Canadian Adolescent Obstetrics Clinic.

CONCLUSION: This population of pregnant adolescents had a high incidence of low-grade cervical abnormalities with a high rate of regression. Routinely screening these pregnant adolescents resulted in numerous repeat visits, repeat Pap smears, and colposcopy referrals, and led to patient anxiety and systemic costs. Not a single case of cervical cancer was prevented that would not otherwise have been identified by adherence to the new guidelines. PMID: 26872756 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada : JOGC - Category: OBGYN Tags: J Obstet Gynaecol Can Source Type: research