Abstract
Our aim was to review 1,754 consecutive Papanicolaou (Pap) smears from 1991 to 1992 to evaluate initial findings and disease progression through December of 1995. The study used analysis of data in the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Colposcopy Clinic's computerized registry. A total of 1,754 patients were followed, and findings were analyzed for progression and age-related outcomes. At initial evaluation by a trained ACOG member colposcopist, 11% of patients with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) Pap smears had histologically confirmed cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) I lesion and 7% a CIN II or III lesion. After a negative initial evaluation for an ASCUS Pap smear, an additional 8.4% smears went on to to demonstrate histologically confirmed CIN II or III, and an additional 4.7% revealed a CIN I. An ASCUS Pap smear requires evaluation by a care provider trained in colposcopy and management of abnormal Pap smears.
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