What is it about?
This is about how counselling and testing by Pap smear in postnatal clinics can help in the detection of abnormal cytology for early follow up and treatment of cervical precancer
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Why is it important?
In a setting where voluntary uptake of Pap smear is low, counselling and testing as part of postpartum assessment may be an early opportunity for the detection of cervical precancer
Perspectives
Cervical cancer is a preventable disease. This is so when the disease is detected early and promptly treated. Incorporating Pap smear at postnatal assessment will improve early diagnosis and treatment
Boniface Ago
University of Calabar
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This page is a summary of: Prevalence of Abnormal Cervical Cytology among Postnatal Clinic Attendees at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, OALib, January 2016, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,,
DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1102992.
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