Análise dos resultados de exames de Papanicolaou de mulheres atendidas no Centro de Desenvolvimento da Família (CEDEFAM) em Fortaleza

Abstract

The cervix is both a sentinel for potentially serious infection of the upper genital tract as a target viral carcinogens, chemicals and others. The susceptibility of the female genital tract infections vary according to age and anatomical location, as well as cervical cancer is a major public health problem, especially in developing countries, and has a high incidence and mortality. Although high incidence, this cancer shows strong potential for prevention and cure when diagnosed early, either through regular visits to the gynecologist is the regular holding of the recommended tests (Pap smear and colposcopy) from 25 years of age. In this context, the analysis of socio-demographic factors, gynecologic history and behavioral aspects, determine the predisposing factors for these cervicovaginal changes. Thus the present study aimed to analyze the cytological results, used for the screening of cervical cancer in women treated at the Family Development Center (CEDEFAM). 479 reports the analysis, it was found that in 75.6% (362 cases) was observed some degree of inflammation, and 2.7% (13 patients) were observed cellular changes suggesting pre-malignancies. The majority frequency of age group of patients showed a young group, in which 71.4% of women are included in the age group between 11-42 years. Note that 69.8% of pregnant women had some degree of inflammation. It is concluded that there is considerable prevalence of inflammatory processes in the sample studied, suggesting that preventive measures should be more often adopted in order to reduce the occurrence of these processes, which ultimately could lead to the development of premalignant processes or malignant cervical