The benefit of pap smear in diagnosis and management of precancerous cervical lesion

Background: The standard screening test for cervical cancer is the Pap smear and cervical cancer is a significant health issue worldwide. Early sexual activity, multiple sexual partnerships, parity, young age at first pregnancy and early marriage are traditional risk factors for developing cervical cancer. Aim of study: To determine the benefit of pap smear in diagnosis and management of precancerous cervical lesion. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 45 women who attended the private clinic in al-Kut city, Wasit for the period from January 2017 to April 2017. Data were collected through Of stored data. Results: Mean age of studied women was 43.5 years. Abnormal Pap results were reported in 20% of them. Pap test results associated with age group 41 - 50 years. Conclusion: In our study of a range of experimental results on women of different ages who were suffering from different symptoms, we found that the majority are symptomatic and asymptomatic of benign diseases and often in their average age. Pap test is very important screening test to detect various precancerous cervical lesion. The rest of the results showed that a percentage of women in different ages are infected, Malignant diseases and varying degrees.