Figure 1.

Individual Pap test results by type of collection method. Of the seven patients who had an invalid HPV result (group 0), four were premenopausal, two were perimenopausal, and one was postmenopausal. A sample below group 3 was deemed unviable (see section “Methods” for group definitions). ASC-US: atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; HPV: human papillomavirus; HGSIL: high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; LGSIL: low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; Pap: Papanicolaou.