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Prevalence of Abnormal Pap Smear
Sponsor: Sohag University
Summary
This study aims to evaluate prevalence of abnormal Pap smear among sexually active women of reproductive age attending sohag university hospital outpatient clinic.
Official title: Prevalence of Abnormal Pap Smear in Sohag University Hospital Outpatient Clinic
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
21 Years - 60 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
300
Start Date
2024-10-01
Completion Date
2025-04-01
Last Updated
2024-10-15
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Screening pap smear test
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
Locations (1)
Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University
Sohag, Egypt