Colposcopy in the diagnosis of human papillomavirus associated lesions of the cervix

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HPV among 1419 patients underwent hybridization tests. Diagnosis of HPV infection of the cervix was done by colposcopy, microscopic examination of cytological smear and /or histological section and hybridization techniques. It was evident from the results that each of the different techniques e.g. colposcopy and cytology gave only a partial view on the presence or absence of HPV-DNA and the associated morphological anomalies. Thus, the different analysis techniques were rather complementary than competing