LBC liquid gynecologic cytology
Material: cytological smear
Study price: 80.00 PLN
Waiting time: result after 16 working days
Booking:
Study price: 80.00 PLN
Waiting time: result after 16 working days
Booking:
- Advance appointment booking required.
Preparation for the study
General
- The material is stored for a period of 4 weeks from the date of collection to enable
HPV testing to be performed. To perform the test, the patient should
come to the registration desk and order and pay for the HPV test with liquid cytology.
Detailed for women
- The patient should not: wash her vagina and have intercourse for 24 hours before the test.
- The test is best performed at least 4 days after the last menstrual period and no later than 4 days before the start of menstruation. Do not use vaginal medications for at least 4 days before the test. At least 1 day should have elapsed since the last gynecological /USG transvaginal examination.
Important
Samples brought from outside are not accepted for testing.
Description
Liquid Based Cytology – LBC (Liquid Based Cytology) is a modern technique for preparing cytological preparations that reduces errors, improves the quality of preparations and enables the performance of many tests from one collected sample.
In this method, a smear taken from the cervix with a cytological brush is preserved in a special fluid and delivered to the laboratory in this way. The tip of the brush is placed in a container together with the material, thanks to which it reaches the laboratory in one piece without any losses, as is the case with a standard smear.
The fluid in which the material is stored allows the cells to maintain their shape while also removing mucus, yeast cells, bacteria and cells that may appear in inflammatory conditions.
Liquid-based cytology is more accurate in detecting both precancerous conditions and cancer cells themselves while reducing the number of necessary tests.
A huge advantage of the LBC technique is the possibility of performing additional diagnostic tests from the same sample without the need to call the patient again, thanks to storing the material in a special fluid (HPV virus, Chlamydia trachomatis)
The examination performed using the LBC technique, unlike the traditional method, may be performed less frequently, i.e. once every 3 years.
In this method, a smear taken from the cervix with a cytological brush is preserved in a special fluid and delivered to the laboratory in this way. The tip of the brush is placed in a container together with the material, thanks to which it reaches the laboratory in one piece without any losses, as is the case with a standard smear.
The fluid in which the material is stored allows the cells to maintain their shape while also removing mucus, yeast cells, bacteria and cells that may appear in inflammatory conditions.
Liquid-based cytology is more accurate in detecting both precancerous conditions and cancer cells themselves while reducing the number of necessary tests.
A huge advantage of the LBC technique is the possibility of performing additional diagnostic tests from the same sample without the need to call the patient again, thanks to storing the material in a special fluid (HPV virus, Chlamydia trachomatis)
The examination performed using the LBC technique, unlike the traditional method, may be performed less frequently, i.e. once every 3 years.
Development and preparation of material (applies to contractors only)
368
thin layer cytology, flow cytology
