Does Gel Affect Cytology or Comfort in the Screening Papanicolaou Smear?

Meredith Gilson; Alpa Desai; Gabriella Cardoza-Favarato; Penny Vroman; Jennifer A. Thornton

doi:10.3122/jabfm.19.4.340

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Does Gel Affect Cytology or Comfort in the Screening Papanicolaou Smear?

Meredith Gilson, Alpa Desai, Gabriella Cardoza-Favarato, Penny Vroman and Jennifer A. Thornton

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2006, 19 (4) 340-344; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.19.4.340

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Comparison of discomfort level of second Papanicolaou smear; error bars represent the SD in each group.

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Measure	GEL Group (N = 40)		NO GEL Group (N = 30)		P Value
Measure	N	%	N	%	P Value
Parity	31	78	24	80	.80
Abnormal Papanicolaou smear/cervical procedure history	14	35	6	20	.17
Postmenopausal	5	13	5	17	.74
Current hormone replacement therapy use	1	3	2	7	.57
Current oral contraceptive use	10	25	9	30	.64
Current intrauterine device use	0	0	1	3	.43

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Table 2.
Cytopathologic Results
Slide Quality GEL Group NO GEL Group
N % N %
Unsatisfactory 2 5 0 0
Satisfactory 35 87.5 29 97
Not performed 3 7.5 1 3

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Meredith Gilson, Alpa Desai, Gabriella Cardoza-Favarato, Penny Vroman, Jennifer A. Thornton

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2006, 19 (4) 340-344; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.4.340

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Does Gel Affect Cytology or Comfort in the Screening Papanicolaou Smear?

Meredith Gilson, Alpa Desai, Gabriella Cardoza-Favarato, Penny Vroman, Jennifer A. Thornton

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2006, 19 (4) 340-344; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.4.340

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Slide Quality	GEL Group		NO GEL Group
Slide Quality	N	%	N	%
Unsatisfactory	2	5	0	0
Satisfactory	35	87.5	29	97
Not performed	3	7.5	1	3