A therapeutic vaccine targeting human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16 ... and then were routinely monitored via colposcopy before a final colposcopy-guided biopsy at 19 weeks post-immunization.

Colposcopy is undertaken if a smear test - also known as cervical screening - finds changes to cells that cause HPV (human papillomavirus). These changed cells can turn into cervical cancer cells.

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Pregnant women and those with a history of colposcopy or chronic or autoimmune disease were excluded from the trial. Every 6 months, participants provided cervical samples for HPV DNA typing.

The exact cause of cervical dysplasia is not known, however it has been linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV ... If the Pap smear is abnormal, a colposcopy may be performed. A colposcopy is an ...

Another issue is ensuring proper follow-up care for women who test positive for high-risk HPV. Linkage to care, including colposcopy and treatment, must be guaranteed to maximize the impact of ...

Women with positive test results underwent colposcopy and biopsy, as did a random sample of women who tested negative. The sensitivity of HPV testing was 94.6%, whereas that of Pap testing was 55.4%.

Most cervical cancers are caused by high-risk types HPV-16 and HPV-18. 104 women attending the colposcopy clinic at St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester participated in the study and were screened using two ...

However, women found HPV positive but with low-risk strands ... Dr Tabinda Bajwa “This includes colposcopy, a procedure in which gynaecologists use a special microscope to examine the surface ...