Dr Laura Gerhardy is a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist at Nepean Hospital, NSW, and a researcher with the University of Sydney. Dr Kathryn Warwick is an O&G Registrar at Nepean Hospital. They think evidence should be fun!

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2. The recommended screening interval for cervical screening tests in Australia is _ _ _ _ years.
3. A 2018 trial comparing open and laparoscopic/robotic radical hysterectomy for early-stage cervical cancer, showing superioroutcomes with an open approach.
5. Small capillary projections from the stromal capillary network of the cervix, extending towards the surface.
6. Cervical _ _ _ _ _ _ tenderness, may be suggestive of pelvic inflammatory disease and is also referred to as a “chandelier sign”?
7. Additional tissue removed with a radical hysterectomy but not a total hysterectomy.
10. The word cervix derives from the Latin word for _ _ _ _.
11. A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cyst is a benign, mucus-filled lesion in the cervix.
14. Self-retaining vaginal instrument with adjustable blades, dating back to 79 AD.
16. Vasoconstrictor often added to local anaesthetic to prolong its action.
18. First line empiric treatment for bacterial vaginosis.
19. The famous “pap” smear was named after Papanicolaou. What was his first name?
22. Strawberry cervix is a sign of which infection.
25. Trial comparing transabdominal cerclage with vaginal cerclage for women with a previous failed cerclage.
26. Cervical cerclage placed at level of internal os via bladder dissection.
27. When the transformation zone is not fully visible, it is classified as type _ _ _ _ _.

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1. The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ plexus is a division of the inferior hypogastric plexus located within the broad ligament, also known as the”Frankenhauser plexus”.
2. The 2007 landmark HPV vaccine trials demonstrating high efficacy of quadrivalent HPV vaccination against HPV 16/18.
4. Study comparing monofilament and braided suture for cerclage.
8. The most common type of cervical cancer is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cell carcinoma.
9. High intensity focused ultrasound increases the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of target tissue.
12. A less common type of cervical cancer starting in glandular cells.
13. A type of transvaginal cerclage first described and pioneered by an Australian gynaecologist.
15. _ _ _ _ _’s iodine highlights glycogen-rich epithelium with a brown colour.
17. The demarcation of the squamocolumnar junction within the cervix is also known as the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
20. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sign is a blue-violet discoloration of the cervix and vaginal mucosa observed in early pregnancy.
21. Randomised controlled trial of progesterone 400mg BD for women with a history of pregnancy loss, showing no improvement in live birth rate.
23. Approved number of years that the Mirena IUD can be used for contraception.
24. Randomised controlled trial of progesterone 400mg BD for women with early pregnancy bleeding. Subgroup analysis showed those with bleeding and a history of previous loss had improvement in the live birth rate from 70% to 75% with progesterone.

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