What does the procedure involve?
Cytology at Centrum Medyczne Skopia in Kraków is performed under the cervical cancer prevention programme. The programme covers women aged 25 to 64 who have not had a cytology screening test in the last three years.
A referral is not required — reporting to the community midwife of the primary care clinic is enough. An appointment can be made through the Internetowe Konto Pacjenta (Patient's Internet Account), the mojeIKP application, e-registration, by telephone or at the clinic.
The programme provides for two testing schemes. The traditional scheme is conventional cytology performed every 3 years. The new scheme is an HPV HR test with genotyping, detecting the DNA or RNA of high oncogenic risk human papillomavirus in a cervical swab, performed every 5 years; if the result is positive, liquid-based cytology (LBC) is additionally performed from the same sample, without repeating the swab.
The examination is performed by a doctor or a midwife holding a certificate of the Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology.
Follow-up after the examination: a normal result means the next examination in 3 years, and in justified cases — HIV infection, immunosuppressive treatment or high-risk HPV infection — after 12 months. If dysplastic lesions are found, the patient receives a referral for colposcopy, possibly with a sample taken for histopathological examination.
Course and preparation
Please bring an identity document to the examination.
Rules that determine whether the sample can be collected:
- do not attend during menstrual bleeding
- it is best to attend no earlier than 4 days after the last day of menstruation and no later than 4 days before it begins
- do not use intravaginal medication for at least 4 days before the sample is collected
- at least 1 day should have passed since the last gynaecological examination or transvaginal ultrasound
Other examinations and procedures in this clinic
- Gynaecology consultation
- Gynaecological and pregnancy ultrasound
- Pessary fitting (urogynaecology)
- Laser treatment of urinary incontinence
The price of this service can be found in the price list of examinations and procedures, and the date and the rules of preparation are confirmed by registration.
The information on this website is organisational and educational. A doctor decides on indications for examination or treatment after assessing the patient.
