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<journal-id>1816-8949</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Anales de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas (Asunción)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[An. Fac. Cienc. Méd. (Asunción)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1816-8949</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[EFACIM. Editorial de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas - Universidad Nacional de Asunción]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1816-89492025000300026</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/anales/2025.058.03.26</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Características colposcópicas de mujeres mayores de 18 años en el Hospital Nacional de Itauguá, de enero a diciembre del año 2024.]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Colposcopic Characteristics of Women Over 18 Years of Age at the National Hospital of Itauguá, from January to December 2024]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Doerksen]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Amanda]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Claridge]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Liana]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Arce]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[David]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ortiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Limpia]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Acosta de Hetter]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Eugenia]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Pacifico Facultad de medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>58</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>26</fpage>
<lpage>34</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1816-89492025000300026&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1816-89492025000300026&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1816-89492025000300026&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  El cáncer de cuello uterino es la cuarta neoplasia más frecuente en mujeres a nivel mundial, con incidencia y mortalidad elevadas en América, incluyendo Paraguay. La colposcopia es una herramienta diagnóstica fundamental para la identificación de neoplasias cervicales, guiando biopsias y estratificando el riesgo en pacientes con citología alterada o virus del papiloma humano de alto riesgo.  Objetivo:  Analizar las características colposcopias en mujeres mayores de 18 años atendidas en el Servicio de Ginecología del Hospital Nacional de Itauguá durante el año 2024.  Materiales y métodos:  El estudio fue observacional, descriptivo, retrospectivo de corte transversal. Se analizaron 375 expedientes de mujeres mayores de 18 años atendidas en el Servicio de Ginecología del Hospital Nacional de Itauguá. Las variables estudiadas fueron características clínicas y sociodemográficas. Se aplicó la estadística descriptiva y se utilizó el programa estadístico STATA 13.  Resultados: La edad promedio fue de 43.39 (±13.98) años, con un rango de 18 a 79 años. El 43.5% de las pacientes no usaba anticonceptivos. La colposcopia fue adecuada en el 74.9% de los casos. Se observó la presencia de epitelio atrófico en 12.3%. La leucorrea fue del 76.5%, y el patrón de Schiller "oscuro irregular" se presentó en un 26.1%.  Conclusión: Estos hallazgos sugieren la necesidad de adaptar protocolos de tamizaje y atención ginecológica en Paraguay.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Cervical cancer is the fourth most frequent neoplasm in women worldwide, with high incidence and mortality in Latin America, including Paraguay. Colposcopy is a fundamental diagnostic tool for the identification of cervical neoplasia, guiding directed biopsies and stratifying risk in patients with abnormal cytology or high-risk human papillomavirus.  Objective:  To analyze the colposcopic characteristics of women over 18 years of age attended at the Gynecology Service of the National Hospital of Itauguá during 2024.  Materials and methods:  An observational, descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted. A total of 375 medical records of women over 18 years of age attended at the Gynecology Service were analyzed. The variables studied included sociodemographic and gynecological characteristics, as well as colposcopic findings. Descriptive statistics were applied using STATA 13.  Results:  The mean age was 43.39 ± 13.98 years, ranging from 18 to 79 years. A total of 43.5% of patients did not use contraceptives. Colposcopy was adequate in 74.9% of cases. Leukorrhea was present in 76.5% of patients and atrophic epithelium in 12.3%. Type 3 transformation zone was observed in 28.8% of examinations, constituting one of the main causes of inadequacy. The &#8220;dark irregular&#8221; Schiller pattern was present in 26.1%.  Conclusion:  The findings demonstrate the influence of anatomical and inflammatory factors on the quality of the colposcopic examination, suggesting the need to adapt gynecological screening and care protocols in Paraguay.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Inflamación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Leucorrea.]]></kwd>
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