RT Book, Section
A1 Hagensee, Michael E.
A2 Klausner, Jeffrey D.
A2 Hook, Edward W.
SR Print(0)
ID 3026533
T1 Chapter 29. Management of Abnormal Pap Smears
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
YR 2007
FD 2007
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-145606-7
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=3026533
RD 2024/04/19
AB •  Starting  at  age  21  or  no  more  than  3  years  after  becoming  sexually  active,  women  should  have  a  Papanicolaou  (Pap)  smear  on  a  yearly  basis  until  they  have  had  three  consecutive  normal  tests,  after  which  the  screening  interval  can  be  increased  to  every  3  years.•  All  women  whose  test  samples  show  cellular  abnormalities,  persistent  atypical  squamous  cells,  or  atypical  squamous  cells  of  unclear  significance  that  test  positive  for  high-oncogenic-risk  human  papillomavirus  (HPV)  require  referral  for  colposcopy  and  biopsy.