BMJ 2004;328 (29 May), doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7451.0-e
A negative test for human papillomavirus may not reassure
In women with borderline or dyskaryotic cervical smears, testing negative for human papillomavirus infection did not reduce anxiety. Surveying 1376 women participating in the English pilot study of cytology followed by testing for human papillomavirus infection, Maissi et al (p 1293) found that, among women with abnormal smears, testing positive for human papillomavirus infection increased anxiety and distress. However, testing negative was no more reassuring than not testing at all.
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