[Analysis of clinical usefulness of the cytologic smear results for pregnant women using the Bethesda system]. / Analiza kliniczna profilaktycznych badan cytologicznych u kobiet ciezarnych ocenionych wedlug systemu Bethesda.

The aim of this paper was to analyse the clinical usefulness of cytological smear results for pregnant women by use of Bethesda system. The examinations were carried for 5 years and correct results of cytological assays were achieved from 3265 patients. Low and high grade squamous intraepithelial cells were reported in 4.91% of pregnant patients. A relation between the number of childbirth and the degree of cytological variation in squamous epithelium was observed. The age of a pregnant woman and size of pregnancy do not influence the cytological result. It was reported that the Bethesda system for cytological smears is characterised by high clinical usefulness while done within the pregnancy.