transformation zoneObjective: To study clinical factors predicting the absence of endocervical/transformation zone (EC/TZ) components of conventional cervical Papanicolaou (Pap) smears.Sun, LouWang, Peng-HuiLee, Chen-HuiFu, Tsai-FengChou, Min-MinHwang, Sheau-FengKe, Yu-MinHsu, Shih-TienLu, ...
Pregnancy increased the "absence of EC/TZ component" (OR: 2.84, 95% CI: 2.14-3.77,p<0.0001). Post-partum status and endocervical polyps decreased incidence (OR: 0.61, 95% CI: 0.38-0.98,p= 0.043 and OR: 0.33, 95% CI: 0.25-0.44,p<0.0001, respectively). Pregnancy is the only ...