The new technology is starting to become more widely available in STD, Planned Parenthood and other GYN health providing clinics. A study presented at the 1998 World's AIDS Conference found that women who were in early and mid stage of HIV disease were less likely to follow through with regular GYN screening compared to women with more advanced-stage disease. Yet it is precisely those earlier stages where detection and treatment can prevent a situation from getting out of hand and becoming life-threatening. No woman likes to be screened. It is uncomfortable, sometimes even painful, and can cause considerable anxiety.
Dysplasia is a pre-cancerous condition.
Dysplasia is categorized as mild to severe by using CIN 1-3 and CIS to represent the xtent of the problem. Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions. SIL is another way to describe dysplasia by identifying lesions in the thin cellular layers of the vaginal tract. Again, SIL suggests a pre-cancerous condition. Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia.