BACKGROUND: Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is important because of its
association with cervical cancer. There has been a recent upsurge of coverage in the media
concerning HPV, but little research exists on women's preferences and opinions regarding
sources of information and education on HPV and abnormal Pap tests. The purpose of this
paper is to describe women's preferences and opinions about various sources/channels of
information on abnormal Pap test results and HPV. METHODS: Forty-four in-depth, in …

Vaginal vault cytological smears to detect persisting lower genital tract neoplasia after
hysterectomy are of uncertain effectiveness. This study evaluated reports of women who had
a hysterectomy and were followed up by vault cytology. Systematic search (8 electronic
databases), supplemented by contact with experts and review of bibliographies, was used
by 2 independent reviewers. Of 441 unique references, only 19 were suitable. Quality of
studies varied considerably, and few were of high methodological quality. Studies were …