Table 1 Description of Literature Search

Duration and progression of cervical HPV infection and natural immunity

<human papillomavirus and cervical> OR <human papillomavirus and cervix>

Progression and regression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

<cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and progression> OR <CIN and progression> OR <cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and natural history> OR <CIN and natural history> OR <cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and regression> OR <CIN and regression> OR <cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and clearance> OR <CIN and clearance>

Natural history of cervical cancer

<cervical and cancer and natural history> OR <cervix and cancer and natural history> OR <cervical and cancer and progression> OR <cervix and cancer and progression>

Hysterectomy

<hysterectomy and rate and United States>

Cervical cytology screening

<Pap and rate and United States> OR <cervical and screening and rate and United States> OR <cervix and screening and rate and United States> OR <cervical and cytology and rate and United States> OR <cervix and cytology and rate and United States>

Cervical cytology sensitivity and specificity

For literature published up to October 1999 we consulted a prior systematic review:

Nanda K, McCrory DC, Myers ER, Bastian LA, Hasselblad V, Hickey JD, Matchar DB. Accuracy of the Papanicolaou test in screening for and follow-up of cervical cytologic abnormalities: a systematic review. Ann Intern Med. 2000 May 16;132(10):810–9.

For literature published from October 1999 forward we used search terms of:

<Pap and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and sensitivity> OR <cytology and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and sensitivity> OR <screening and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and sensitivity> OR <Pap and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and specificity> OR <cytology and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and specificity> OR <screening and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and specificity> OR <Pap and CIN and sensitivity> OR <cytology and CIN and sensitivity> OR <screening and CIN and sensitivity> OR <Pap and CIN and specificity> OR <cytology and CIN and specificity> OR <screening and CIN and specificity>

Symptom development for cervical cancer

<cervical and cancer and symptom> OR <cervix and cancer and symptom>

Eradication of disease with treatment

<cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and treatment and loop excision and recurrence> OR <cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and treatment and LEEP and recurrence> OR <cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and treatment and LLETZ and recurrence> OR <cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and treatment and loop excision and residual> OR <cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and treatment and LEEP and residual> OR <cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and treatment and LLETZ and residual> OR <cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and treatment and loop excision and failure> OR <cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and treatment and LEEP and failure> OR <cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and treatment and LLETZ and failure> OR <genital wart and treatment and recurrence>

HPV persistence following treatment

<human papillomavirus and treatment and persistence> OR <human papillomavirus and treatment and clearance>

Anogenital wart patients seeking physican care

<genital wart and untreated> OR <genital wart and undiagnosed> OR <genital wart and care seeking>