THE UNICUM AND CYTOBRUSH PLUS SPATULA FOR CERVICAL CYTOLOGIC SAMPLING- A COMPARISON

OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of the Unicum, a new ectocervical-e ndocervical Nylon brush, with that of the Cytobrush plus wooden spatul a in the collection of cervical-endocervical material. STUDY DESIGN: T hirty-eight patients who underwent routine gynecologic examinations ag reed to have a smear taken with the wooden spatula plus Cytobrush and the Unicum. RESULTS: The two methods were equally effective in collect ing endocervical-ectocervical smears. CONCLUSION: With our method, sam pling is done with only one device; the ectocervix and endocervix are sampled simultaneously, and adequate sampling of the transformation zo ne must be achieved.