Association of speculum lubrication with pain and papanicolaou test accuracy

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 798-804

  Uygur, Dilek ^a   Guler, Tolga ^b   Yayci, Eyup ^c   Atacag, Tijen ^b   Comunoglu, Cem ^b   Kuzey, Gamze Mocan ^b  

^a ZEKAI TAHIR BURAK WOMEN S HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NEAR EAST UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Lubrication; Pain; Papanicolaou test; Surgical instruments; Vaginal speculum; Women's health

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATING AGENT;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUBRICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DEVICE; PAIN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PELVIC EXAMINATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; CELLULOSE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; LUBRICANTS; LUBRICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOSPHATES; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 84869228282     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.120021     Document Type: Article

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