Cervical Cytopathology in a Population of HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Women

Table 4

Frequency of abnormal cytology in HIV+ and HIV− women correlated with pregnancy.

Abnormal cytology	HIV + women				HIV− women
	Pregnancy				Pregnancy
		Yes	No	Total		Yes	No	Total
ASC-US	Present	0	5 (100%)	5 (100%)	Present	0	2 (100%)	2 (100%)
	Absent	31 (26%)	89 (74%)	120 (100%)	Absent	8 (7%)	102 (93%)	110 (100%)
LSIL	Present	2 (22%)	7 (78%)	9 (100%)	Present	0	3 (100%)	3 (100%)
	Absent	29 (25%)	87 (75%)	116 (100%)	Absent	8 (7%)	101 (93%)	109 (100%)
HSIL	Present	0	1 (100%)	1 (100%)	Present	0	0
	Absent	31 (25%)	94 (75%)	125 (100%)	Absent	8 (7%)	104 (93%)	112 (100%)

Unknown: results of cytology unknown.
ASC-US: atypical squamous cells of unknown significance.
ASC-H: atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude a high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL).
LSIL: low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, according to the Bethesda system.
HSIL: high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, according to the Bethesda system.