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'''Dyskaryosis''' of the uterine cervix is a condition in which some of the [[epithelium|epithelial]] cells near the [[os]] show abnormalities in their cellular nuclei.
These changes are often quite subtle, and are often seen as temporary changes in girls between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five. Apparent dyskaryosis in girls below the age of twenty-five is not regarded as significant, and accordingly in most countries where a cervical screening programme exists, the age of entry into the programme is twenty-five. The programme terminates at the age of sixty-five, assuming no abnormal smears in the previous ten years.
Cervical dyskaryosis is classified into four degees of severity - borderline, mild, moderate and severe. While any dyskaryotic cervix might develop malignant change, so all must be followed up, the risk is increasingly high with higher grades of dyskayosis. Most borderline changes will resolve spontaneously, as will many mild ones. Moderate and severe changes are usually treated, by [[electrocautery]], [[cryocautery]] or [[loop excision]], with the object of completely removing the abnormal area.
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