ASSESSMENT OF CERVICAL CYTOMORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN INFERTILE WOMEN

Abstract

Background: Infertility is a global problem, affecting approximately one-fifth of couples trying to conceive. With the incidence similar in most countries independent of the level of the country’s development.

Methods: The hospital based prospective study was conducted on 50 women of reproductive age group who were in the follicular phase of their cycle and had primary and secondary infertility

Results: On pap smear 77.14% patients were present NILM, 15.71% patients were present ASC-US, 4.29% patients were present inflammatory and 1.42% patients were present HSIL & LSIL.

Conclusion: We observed that infertile patients may benefit from cervical cytological screening as they show a higher tendency for cervical cytological abnormalities. It is recommended to increase the awareness of the population about the importance of cancer cervix screening programs.

Keywords: pap smear, cancer cervix, ASC-US, HSIL, LSIL.