What is the gynecological TCT examination?

For the majority of women, it is very important to go to the hospital for regular gynecological examinations. Even if you are healthy and do not have any gynecological symptoms, it is necessary to go to a regular hospital for a gynecological examination. Many gynecological diseases do not have obvious symptoms when they first appear, and the treatment is relatively easy at this time. There are many gynecological examination items now, including gynecological TCT examinations. The following is a detailed introduction to the relevant knowledge about TCT examinations.

What is the gynecological TCT examination?

The TCT examination uses a liquid-based thin-layer cell detection system to detect cervical cells and perform cytological classification diagnosis. It is currently the most advanced cervical cancer cell cytological examination technology in the world. Compared with the traditional cervical scraping Pap smear examination, it has significantly improved the specimen satisfaction and the detection rate of abnormal cervical cells. The TCT cervical cancer cell examination has a detection rate of 100% for cervical cancer cells. It can also detect some precancerous lesions and microbial infections such as fungi, Trichomonas, viruses, and chlamydia. Therefore, TCT technology is an advanced technology used in cervical cancer screening for women.

Recommendation: TCT testing significantly improves the quality of cervical cell samples. Conventional Pap smears are often blurred due to factors such as blood, mucus, and inflammation, resulting in detection errors. In clinical trials, the TCT test can detect the number of blurred cervical cell samples, which can significantly increase the detection rate of cancerous cells and correspondingly reduce the number of times the Pap test needs to be repeated, thereby reducing patients' unnecessary worries caused by having to re-test.

I have cervical erosion and my doctor recommends checking the cervical TCT.

Guidance:

Cervical TCT is an early screening test for cervical cancer. Because there is cervical erosion, before treatment, it is necessary to rule out the presence of cervical precancerous lesions. If not, the cervix can be treated.

If you are a carrier of the HPV virus, your cervix is ​​very normal and cervical cancer has been ruled out. You only have cervicitis or cervical erosion. In this case, you only need to take medication to treat it. It is generally recommended to use medication to treat cervical erosion. HPV virus carriers only need to have regular checkups every year. Of course, you can also use interferon for conditioning, and of course you can also have a cervical biopsy.

As long as the cervical cancer screening is negative, you generally will not have cervical cancer. HPV infection does not necessarily lead to cervical cancer. Not all people infected with HPV will develop cervical cancer. Only 5% of people infected will develop cervical cancer. Most people can clear the virus on their own. However, high-risk types such as HPV16, 18, and 58 need to be taken seriously. If you are infected with HPV, you first need to do a cervical TCT test or Pap smear to see if there are any cytological changes. If there are cytological changes, you will then need to do a colposcopy and cervical biopsy to see if there are any cervical precancerous lesions or cervical cancer.