TY - JOUR
T1 - Current hormone therapy associated with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance in postmenopausal women
AU - Ahn, Ki Hoon
AU - Kim, Tak
AU - Kim, Young Tae
AU - Lee, Kyu Wan
AU - Kim, Sun Haeng
PY - 2009/5
Y1 - 2009/5
N2 - Objective: This study evaluated the relationship between hormone therapy (HT) and squamous cytologic abnormalities of the cervix in postmenopausal Korean women. Methods: Two hundred sixty-eight cases of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS), or more severe cervical lesions, and 4728 negative controls were included in this study. Hormone therapy status was analyzed as functions of 2 categories (current user and noncurrent user) and 3 categories (never user, past user, and current user). Results: With HTusers categorized as current HTusers and noncurrent users, HTuse had a significant relationship with abnormal cervical squamous cells (χ2, P = 0.018). When the noncurrent users were more categorized into never users and past users, the relationship did not exist. There was a greater risk of cellular abnormality among current HT users than never users (odds ratio, 1.805; 95% confidence interval, 1.042-3.127; P = 0.035); the risk was no greater among past users than the never users. The risk was limited to ASCUS and not related to more advanced lesions. Conclusions: In postmenopausal women, current HT use might have an effect on initial abnormal changes of the cervical squamous cells, such as ASCUS; however, the effect is extinguished with respect to more advanced lesions.
AB - Objective: This study evaluated the relationship between hormone therapy (HT) and squamous cytologic abnormalities of the cervix in postmenopausal Korean women. Methods: Two hundred sixty-eight cases of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS), or more severe cervical lesions, and 4728 negative controls were included in this study. Hormone therapy status was analyzed as functions of 2 categories (current user and noncurrent user) and 3 categories (never user, past user, and current user). Results: With HTusers categorized as current HTusers and noncurrent users, HTuse had a significant relationship with abnormal cervical squamous cells (χ2, P = 0.018). When the noncurrent users were more categorized into never users and past users, the relationship did not exist. There was a greater risk of cellular abnormality among current HT users than never users (odds ratio, 1.805; 95% confidence interval, 1.042-3.127; P = 0.035); the risk was no greater among past users than the never users. The risk was limited to ASCUS and not related to more advanced lesions. Conclusions: In postmenopausal women, current HT use might have an effect on initial abnormal changes of the cervical squamous cells, such as ASCUS; however, the effect is extinguished with respect to more advanced lesions.
KW - Hormone therapy
KW - Liquid-based cytology
KW - Postmenopause
KW - Uterine cervix
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=67651017975&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/IGC.0b013e31819d8b5b
DO - 10.1111/IGC.0b013e31819d8b5b
M3 - Article
C2 - 19509574
AN - SCOPUS:67651017975
SN - 1048-891X
VL - 19
SP - 699
EP - 702
JO - International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society
JF - International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society
IS - 4
ER -