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HPV self-sampling and physician-collected sampling for detection of precancerous lesions of the cervix.

Jannatul Ferdous, Jakanta Faika M S T, Noor E Ferdous, Farzana Sharmin, Sayeda Fatema Khatun, Monowara Begum, Latifa Akhter, Jawad Khan

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Jannatul FerdousDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Bangladesh Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Jakanta Faika M S TDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital (NICRH), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Noor E FerdousDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Bangladesh Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Farzana SharminDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Bangladesh Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Sayeda Fatema KhatunDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Bangladesh Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Monowara BegumDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Bangladesh Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Latifa AkhterDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Bangladesh Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Jawad KhanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Post Masters Independent Researcher, Chart Industries, USA.

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Abstract

Collection of samples plays a pivotal role in detection of precancerous lesion. Hence, comparative study was done on 95 women to assess the performance of self-collected vaginal samples versus physician-collected cervical samples for HPV detection. HPV positivity was similar between self (14.7%) and physician-collected samples (15.8%), with comparable genotype distributions. Physician sampling detected more cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) lesions and showed higher sensitivity, whereas self-sampling demonstrated better specificity and similar overall accuracy. There was significant difference between both the parameters. Thus, physician-collected cervical sample is better than self-collected vaginal samples.

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clinician samplinghigh-risk HPVHPV self-samplingHPV testingphysician sampling

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PMID42145446
PMCPMC13177129

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