BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to quantify the prevalence of cervical smear
abnormalities in sexually active adolescents and identify the effect of immune‐modifying …

Human papillomavirus infection is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in
young women, and may lead to clinical sequelae such as anogenital condylomata and …

ASCUS is the most common epithelial abnormality diagnosed in cytology laboratories in the
US. Recently, the clinical importance of this diagnosis has been seriously questioned, with …

Objective To assess the prevalence and spectrum of Pap smear (PS) abnormalities in
sexually active adolescents in comparison to adult women in order to determine whether …

Objective To assess the percentage of squamous intraepithelial lesions (SILs) in the atypical
squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) cytologic diagnosis. Study design …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the outcome of adolescents with atypical squamous cells of
undetermined significance (ASC-US) on cytology. METHODS: A review of ASC-US cytology …

Objective: This study was undertaken to evaluate the significance of further qualification of
atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance in routine Papanicolaou smears …

Objective. To determine rates of and factors associated with cervical intraepithelial
neoplasia (CIN) 2 or 3 among women with atypical squamous cells of undetermined …

Population demographics, risk behaviors, and compliance rates for the management of an
ASCUS (atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance) diagnosis are not well …

Although the diagnostic category of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance
(ASCUS) has been known since 1988, its use and appropriate clinical follow up and …