To estimate the negative predictive value of human papilloma virus (HPV) status in the first visit at 3 months after conization.
We evaluated the first follow-up visit in 208 patients who underwent conization in Hospital Donostia between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2006.
The negative predictive value of HPV status at 3 months after conization was 97.99 % (95 % CI 95.40-100), the positive predictive value was 47.92 % (95 % CI 32.74-63.09), sensitivity was 88.46 % (95 % CI 74.26-100) and specificity was 85.38 % (95 % CI 79.79-90.97).
Negative HPV status 3 months after conization is useful to evaluate cervical disease and could reduce the number of cytological examinations.