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Sunanda Kane, M.D., discusses a recently published study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology about cervical abnormalities in women with inflammatory bowel disease.
Data in the past has suggested women with IBD have an increased risk for cervical abnormalities found on pap smears. This is due to the immunosuppressants used to treat patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. A new study just published compares a large group of women with IBD to women without IBD. The study shows women with IBD have just as much screening as women without IBD. The risk for cervical abnormalities was higher in women with IBD. In women with Crohn's disease, there was an increased risk for cervical cancer development, about 50% higher than the healthy population. What does this mean for women with IBD? It means women should get annual pap smears and any abnormal cells identified should be looked into further.
Read the full article online here.
For more information about IBD, visit mayoclinic.org/ibd.
Dr. Kane is a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic.
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