CYTOLOGY AND CLINICAL SPECTRUM OF SEXUALLY TRASMITTED INFECTIONS IN LEBANESE WOMEN ARE REVEALED BY PAP SMEAR: A CROSS-SELECTION STUDY FROM 2002-2006

OBJECTIVE: To study the cytology profile of cervical smears and the respective prevalence and incidence of certain cervico-vaginal infections detectable by routine Pap smear cytology in Lebanese women from 2002 to 2006. METHODS: Pap smear cytology results were compiled from the archives of the “Institut National de Pathologie” for the period extending from 2002 until 2006. This study covered 118,230 cervical specimens obtained from Lebanese women attending clinics and hospitals in all the five districts of Lebanon; prevalence and incidence rates for infections detectable by routine Pap smear examination were determined. RESULTS: A rise in prevalence of these infections by 2.1% (2,555) from …