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Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Blood test for cervical dysplasia

From: Professor Galal Lotfi (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 26 Dec 2008 02:58:19 -0600 (CST)

1. This test is not available for clinical practice and when it is available it will not meet your needs. 2. Cervical dysplasia is some some of cellular changes that arise from different reasons and not onlly viral reasons. 3. Do you think when this test is available, is it going to be 100% more accurate than pap, nothing yet is 100%.

At Wed, 24 Dec 2008, Michelle B. wrote: >
>I recently read an article concerning a blood test for detecting
>cervical dysplasia and cerrvical cancer. It tests plasma levels of
>Cervical Specific Antigen (CSA). Can anyone tell me if this test is
>available in the U.S.? My doctor had never heard of it, or so she
>said...I suspect that this type of test might cause some women to forego
>an annual PAP if such a test were accurate and widely available. But
>with PAP tests being relatively innaccurate as well, it would make sense
>to have a concurrent blood test detecting actual presence of the
>antigen, not just HPV test detecting selected high-risk viral strains.

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Professor Galal Lotfi, MD. MRCOG
14A Sherif street.
Cairo. Egypt
202-24535597



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