Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the
United States, and persistent HPV infection is strongly associated with risk of cervical cancer …

Background World‐wide, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women.
Increasing the uptake of screening, alongside increasing informed choice is of great …

ContextLow-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSILs) have been described as a
benign cytological consequence of active human papillomavirus (HPV) replication. Several …

Background The aim of this study was to assess the probability of low-grade squamous intra-
epithelial lesion (LSIL) regression in young women, and to examine the factors associated …

The histopathological classification of a disease should reflect both current concepts of its
pathogenesis as well as its clinical behavior. Over the last 50 years our understanding of the …

Young age at first sexual intercourse (AFI) is an important risk factor for cervical cancer, but
no simple statistical model of its influence has been established. We investigated the …

Cigarette smoking has been clearly and unambiguously identified as a direct cause of
cancers of the oral cavity, oesophagus, stomach, pancreas, larynx, lung, bladder, kidney and …

Trichomoniasis, caused by the extracellular eukaryotic parasite trichomonas vaginalis, is
one of the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infections worldwide. The correlation …

Objectives The evidence in the literature regarding the relationship between Trichomonas
vaginalis (TV) infection and cervical neoplasia is conflicting. The main aim of this study was …

Methods Women attending 39 Planned Parenthood clinics throughout Pennsylvania in 1987
responded to an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire, which …