Unintended Consequences: The Impact of Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines on Rates of STI Screening in Primary Care.

CONCLUSIONS: The 2012 Ontario cervical cancer screening guidelines were associated with a decrease in STI screening among women aged 19-25 years in the primary care setting. This unintended effect of guideline changes highlights a need for STI screening practices that are independent of routine pelvic examinations. PMID: 33422408 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada : JOGC - Category: OBGYN Tags: J Obstet Gynaecol Can Source Type: research