Do obstetric complications explain high caesarean section rates among women over 30? A retrospective analysis.

borderline change); others are evaluating this but believe that testing has limited potential in triaging low grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (approximates to mild dyskaryosis). We found an overall test sensitivity and specificity of 86% and 76% for 75 subjects with borderline smears, 94% and 39% for 117 with mild dyskaryosis, and 95% and 54% for 141 with both smear types (1 pg/ml). We welcome the NHS pilot scheme while advising caution in the clinical use of testing for human papillomavirus, especially at a single point in time.