Comparison between professional sampling and self‐sampling for HPV‐based cervical cancer screening among postmenopausal women

Objective To investigate whether self‐sampling is as reliable as professional sampling for HPV testing and genotype detection among postmenopausal women. Methods In the present prospective cross‐sectional study, women in Örebro County, Sweden, who had high‐risk HPV (hrHPV) and normal cytology result...

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Published in:	International journal of gynecology and obstetrics Vol. 142; no. 3; pp. 359 - 364
Main Authors:	Bergengren, Lovisa, Kaliff, Malin, Larsson, Gabriella L., Karlsson, Mats G., Helenius, Gisela
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.09.2018
Subjects:	Cervical cancer Cross-Sectional Studies Early Detection of Cancer - methods Female Genotype HPV Humans Middle Aged Papillomaviridae - genetics Papillomavirus Infections - diagnosis Papillomavirus Infections - virology Postmenopausal women Postmenopause Professional sampling Prospective Studies Screening Self-sample Specimen Handling - methods Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - diagnosis Vaginal Smears - methods Screening Professional sampling Postmenopausal women Self-sample Cervical cancer HPV
ISSN:	0020-7292, 1879-3479, 1879-3479
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