How many days does it take for cervical cancer screening results to come out?

Women who suspect they have cervical cancer can undergo some cervical scraping cytology examinations. This method can detect the early changes of cervical cancer. There is a 5%-10% false negative rate for early cervical cancer, so patients should be checked regularly. An iodine test can be performed. Normal clinical epithelial cells in the cervix and vagina are rich in glycogen, which can be stained brown by iodine solution. Cervical erosion and abnormal squamous epithelial areas do not have glycogen and are not easily stained.

In addition, the cervix and endocervical canal biopsy should be examined. If the cervical smear cytology test is grade 3-4, but the cervical puncture biopsy is negative, some tissues should be taken from several places for pathological slices. Colposcopy cannot directly diagnose whether cancer exists, but it can assist in puncture biopsy for cervical examination. Generally, such tests take about 10 days. In this case, it only rules out cervical cancer, and the accuracy of this diagnosis is still relatively high.

The results of cervical cancer screening are generally available within 5-7 days, and the time may vary in each region and each hospital clinic. The current cervical cancer screening includes TCT (liquid-based cytology) and HPV (human papillomavirus infection). These two tests generally use collaborative screening, which is the most advanced and most effective test method for cervical cancer screening. Both of them are tested by taking cells dropped from the cervical transition zone. TCT examines whether there are abnormal cells in the cervix from a cytological perspective, and HPV screens whether there is HPV virus infection from an etiological perspective.

Cervical cancer screening can be performed in hospital outpatient clinics without the need for hospitalization. At present, cervical cancer screening mostly uses the coordinated screening of HPV (human papillomavirus infection) and TCT (liquid-based cytology). Whether it is inpatient treatment or outpatient treatment in the hospital, it will take 3-5 days to get the results. It is also possible that the time it takes to get the results will be different in each region or each hospital outpatient department. If any of the TCT and/or HPV screening results are abnormal, a colposcopy assessment is required. If there is no problem with the colposcopy, a report can be issued at that time. However, if there are any abnormalities found during colposcopy, further cervical biopsy is required. The results of the biopsy pathology examination will be available within 5 working days. In some special cases, rapid pathology can be performed, and the pathology results will be available in about 1-2 days.