BACKGROUNDCervical cancer develops from the premalignant lesions (CIN) over a period of time which can be diagnosed by screening tests. The Papanicolaou (Pap) smear was the initial screening test for CIN and invasive cervical cancer. However, the simultaneous use of Pap smear and colposcopy has been shown to increase the rate of the cervical cancer detection. So this study was done to assess the reliability of colposcopy by correlating the findings of colposcopy with cytology and colposcopic directed biopsy in women with unhealthy cervix and also to analyse various risk factors involved in CIN lesions of the cervix.
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