The role of gel application in decreasing pain during speculum examination and its effects on papanicolaou smear results

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 289, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 809-815

  Simavli, Serap ^a,b   Kaygusuz, Ikbal ^c   Kinay, Tugba ^d   Cukur, Selma ^d  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c FATIH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Turkey)

^d Izzet Baysal Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Numeric pain scale; Pain; Smear; Speculum examination; Water based gel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FEMALE; GEL; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; LUBRICATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPECULUM EXAMINATION; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; VAGINA SMEAR;

GEL; LUBRICATING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; LUBRICANTS; LUBRICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 84898995293     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-013-3047-x     Document Type: Article

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