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Risk of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection and Cervical Neoplasia after Pregnancy.
BMC pregnancy and childbirth - 7 Oct 2015
Trottier Helen, Mayrand Marie-Hélène, Baggio Maria Luiza, Galan Lenice, Ferenczy Alex, Villa Luisa L, Franco Eduardo L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Parity is well established as a risk factor for cervical cancer. It is not clear, however, how pregnancy influences the natural history of HPV infection and cervical neoplasia. Our objective was to study the risk of HPV infection and cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) after pregnancy. METHODS: We used the Ludwig-McGill cohort study which includes 2462 women recruited in Sao Paulo, Brazil...
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