The Diagnostic Performance of Pap Smear during Both Phases of the Menstrual Cycle: A Community-based Study in Southern Nigeria

Background: Incidence of cervical cancer can be reduced using screening tests such as Pap smear to detect the premalignant stage of the disease. Although there has been a preference for more expensive human papillomavirus DNA testing due to its higher sensitivity, the Pap smear remains still very re...

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Main Authors: Akpome Akan, Lawrence Omo-Aghoja, Ayotunde Adeyinka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-04-01
Series:Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/npmj.npmj_296_24
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