European guidelines on cervical cancer screening and diagnosis

The EC-CvC Working Group (WG) recommends using HPV detection test for primary screening in asymptomatic populations with cervix aged 30–50 years in the context of an organised population-based screening programme (strong recommendation, high certainty of the evidence). 

The EC-CvC Working Group (WG) recommends not using cervical cytology for primary screening in asymptomatic populations with cervix aged 30–50 years in the context of an organised population-based screening programme (strong recommendation, high certainty of the evidence). 

The EC-CvC Working Group (WG) recommends not using co-testing (combination of cervical cytology and HPV detection test) for primary screening in asymptomatic populations with cervix aged 30–50 years in the context of an organised population-based screening programme (strong recommendation, low certainty of the evidence).