Maryam Zangeneh - Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologist, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences,Kermanshah, Iran
Negin Rezavand - Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologist, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences,Kermanshah, Iran
Firoozeh Veisi - Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologist, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences,Kermanshah, Iran
Nasrin Jalilian - Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologist, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Maryam Hematti - MSC of Statistics, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

Introduction: Cervical cancer is one of the most important cancers among women. Early diagnosis and timelytreatment at the early stages of the cancer are very effective in prognosis of disease and survival of patients. The presentstudy aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of colposcopy in clinical centers of Kermanshah during2005 to 2011.Methods: In this descriptive study, 480 patients were examined. Required information from patients was collectedfrom the records of patients referring to Motazedi Hospital, Imam Reza Hospital and the special clinic of KermanshahUniversity of Medical Sciences during 2006 to 2011. Data were analyzed by SPSS-16 software.Results: The mean age of patients was 37.63 years. Among the examined Pap smear tests, 180 were ASCUCs, 47 LSILs,5 HSILs, 6 AGUSs, 67 showed normal pap smears and 192 had inflammatory lesions. Patients who had ASCUS lesions intheir Pap smears were known to have chronic cervicitis (36.2%) and LSIL (12%) in colposcopy. Patients with LSIL in theirPap Smears showed chronic cervicitis (48.9%) and, then, LSIL (25.5%) in their colposcopy. People with HSIL shown in theirPap smear tests mostly suffered from HSIL (60%) in their colposcopies. People with AGUS lesions mostly showed chroniccervicitis (66.7%).Conclusion: According to the results of this study, it can be concluded that performing colposcopy, as a screeningmethod for the early diagnosis of premalignant cervical lesions, along with Pap smear, can play a very effective role evenin cases where Pap smear is normal, but the appearance of the cervix is abnormal.

Cervical cancer, Colposcopy