TY - JOUR T1 - Cervical cytology testing of young HIV-positive women under 25 years of age: a regional review of current practice and opinion JF - Sexually Transmitted Infections JO - Sex Transm Infect SP - 266 LP - 266 DO - 10.1136/sti.2010.049098 VL - 87 IS - 4 AU - Sylvia M Bates AU - Olufunso Olarinde Y1 - 2011/06/01 UR - http://sti.bmj.com/content/87/4/266.abstract N2 - British HIV Association/British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BHIVA/BASHH) guidelines recommend annual cervical cytology for HIV-positive women but do not specify the age at which screening should start, although they do recognise that there may be a role for surveillance in women younger than 25 years.1 The National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) recommends screening of the general population from 25 years of age—a policy introduced in 2004.2 Prior to this, all women were offered screening from the age of 20. Current NCSP guidance suggests … ER -