A 30-year-old woman attends for her first cervical screening test under the renewed National Cervical Screening Program. Her result is high-risk HPV (...

Question

A 30-year-old woman attends for her first cervical screening test under the renewed National Cervical Screening Program. Her result is high-risk HPV (not 16/18) with negative cytology (no intraepithelial lesion or malignancy). According to current Australian cervical screening guidelines, what is the recommended follow-up?

Accepted Answer

Repeat HPV and cytology testing in 12 months

Answer

Return to routine 5-yearly screening

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Immediate colposcopy

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Repeat cytology alone in 6 months

Answer

Hysterectomy due to high-risk HPV

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Cervical screening follow-up for HPV positive, cytology negative