Open AccessPrevalence of abnormal cervical cytology among subfertile Saudi women
Author(s) -
Dania AlJaroudi,
Tasnim Z. Hussain
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
annals of saudi medicine/annals of saudi medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 0975-4466
pISSN - 0256-4947
DOI - 10.4103/0256-4947.68550
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , gynecology , obstetrics , cytology , bethesda system , cross sectional study , cervical cancer screening , cancer , pathology
Since cervical cancer is reportedly the seventh most frequent cancer in women in Saudi Arabia and the eighth most frequent cancer among women aged between 15 and 44 years, we wanted to determine the prevalence of abnormal cervical cytology among subfertile women attending the reproductive medicine unit of a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia.