The relation between uterine cervix temperature differentials and epithelial abnormalities
Townsend, D.E.; Semmlow, J.L.
Journal of Reproductive Medicine 26(2): 80-84
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0024-7758 PMID: 7218221 Document Number: 170433
Temperature measurements of the human cervix uteri were made at various locations by a direct-contact thermistor probe. These measurements were compared to both colposcopic findings and histologic examination of tissue biopsies. A correlation between loci of temperature elevation and tissue abnormality was found; however, the measurements were not able to predict the severity of this abnormality. Applications in early detection of cervical cancer are discussed.