Frequência e caracterização de achados citopatológicos em homens trans

Abstract

Cervical cancer (CC) is the third leading cause of cancer in women in Brazil and the Pap smear is the main screening method for early detection. Transgender men who still have this organ must also undergo this examination. The aim of this study was find the main cytological findings described in the literature about Pap smears and trans men and analyze publications on the topic in the last decade. Methods: It is a bibliographic review, about papers published in scientific data base PUBMED, SciELO and BIREME. Were included any scientific paper published between 2014 until 2023, that had described about Pap smear, trans men and cervical câncer. Results: seven articles were found that originated three categories: Cytological findings and use of testosterone, Descriptive diagnosis of microbiology and experiences and preferences for cervical cancer screening among trans men. It should be noted that, compared to cis women, trans men have lower rates of taking the exam, in addition to higher rates of collection due to factors inherent to the reality in which they live. Conclusions: CC screening must be carried out by all patients who have a cervix and health professionals are responsible for promoting awareness events, as well as the entire society must be united for this purpose. More studies on the topic are also needed, as despite being a contemporary topic there is still a scarcity of this topic in the literature.